Quotidian Awe

Awe is not rare.

It’s all around us—all the time.

Here in the City of Awe, we hold this simple truth: the extraordinary lives within the ordinary. You don’t need a cathedral or a light show to feel it. Sometimes, it’s the hush of early light on the sidewalk. A glance of kindness from a stranger. A single tree trembling in the wind.

But awe doesn’t shout. It whispers.
It asks us to slow down, to soften, to look up.

This is a gentle invitation—to begin the practice of daily awe.
To notice. To name it. To honor it.

Think of it as a form of active self-love, a quiet act of daily care for the soul.
Not indulgent, but essential—because when you’re grounded in awe, you become better prepared to serve others.
More patient. More present.
More vulnerable. More authentic.
More open to life as it really is.

Awe reminds us we’re part of something vast and unknowable—
Beautiful, sometimes even frightening.
It humbles us. It reconnects us.
It helps us remember who we are—and why we’re here.

Now imagine a city where this was the daily rhythm.
Where noticing beauty wasn’t a luxury, but a shared civic practice.

Let that rhythm begin within you.
Be present enough to notice, even for a moment:
A breeze. A birdcall. A flash of golden light on glass.
Let those small wonders be enough.

This is your daily invitation—
The practice of noticing.
Now, tomorrow, and every day.

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