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Experiencing The Emotion “Awe” Can Improve Your Mental Health — A Study

What Science Says About The Emotion Awe

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Joe Gibson
Jul 17, 2023
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What Science Says About The Emotion Awe

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Awe is the experience we have when we temporarily disengage from the mind stories of our personal world and take notice of the world around us. It’s the recognition of something greater; that beyond our tiny life is a world of nature and a cosmos not far behind it.

For some, an emotion li…

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