How to Live an Awesome Life
How to Live Well, Do Good, Be Happy
Polly Campbell
- Awe.
- It
- is
- about
- wonder.
- About
- accessing
- the
- amazing
- to
- express
- reverence,
- admiration.
- Awe
- like
- this
- can
- show
- up
- in
- every
- aspect
- of
- our
- lives
- –
- even
- those
- we
- declare
- as
- not
- so
- great.
- When
- we
- can
- look
- at
- all
- aspects
- of
- our
- lives
- with
- this
- kind
- wonder
- and
- admiration,
- awe
- changes
- us.
- We
- are
- broken
- open
- by
- it.
- It
- forces
- us
- to
- rethink
- things.
- To
- tweak
- our
- behaviors
- and
- choices.
- To
- move
- toward
- things
- that
- matter.
- Psychologist
- Nicholas
- Humphrey
- says
- awe
- forces
- us
- to
- reconfigure
- our
- mental
- model
- so
- we
- can
- make
- sense
- of
- what
- we’ve
- seen
- and
- experienced.
- It
- broadens
- us,
- inspires
- us.
- Awe
- then,
- has
- the
- ability
- to
- awaken
- us.
- It
- can
- show
- us
- the
- beauty
- that
- already
- exists
- and
- remind
- us
- who
- we
- are
- at
- our
- spiritual
- core.
- It
- brings
- us
- closer
- to
- our
- purpose
- and
- passion
- and
- helps
- us
- create
- meaning.
- It
- helps
- us
- to
- live
- with
- the
- mystery
- in
- life,
- to
- survive
- the
- uncertainty
- of
- it
- all.
- It
- allows
- us
- to
- sink
- into
- the
- experience
- of
- living.
- To
- engage
- in
- it.
- To
- be
- touched
- by
- it.
- To
- participate
- rather
- than
- needing
- to
- manipulate,
- contrive,
- or
- control
- every
- moment,
- each
- experience.
- When
- you
- live
- in
- awe
- of
- your
- life
- you
- are
- open
- to
- diverse
- experiences.
- Some
- are
- easy
- peasy,
- comfortable
- and
- even
- joyous.
- Others
- totally
- suck.
- But
- you
- are
- okay
- because
- you
- know
- that
- within
- every
- experience
- the
- possibilities
- are
- limitless
- and
- experience
- is
- multi-dimensional.
- It
- is
- never
- just
- one
- thing.
- It
- is
- always
- more
- than
- bad
- or
- good.
- Polly
- Campbell
- designed
- this
- book
- to
- help
- you
- engage
- with
- the
- awesome
- qualities
- of
- your
- life.
- Do
- the
- exercises
- if
- you
- want
- –
- or
- not.
- Read
- this
- book
- chapter
- by
- chapter
- or
- go
- to
- the
- section
- that
- will
- help
- you
- most
- right
- now.
- Take
- what
- works,
- discard
- the
- rest.
- You
- will
- not
- be
- graded
- on
- how
- well
- you
- use
- this
- book.
- You
- won’t
- be
- judged.
- Living
- an
- Awesome
- Life
- isn’t
- about
- following
- a
- strict
- set
- of
- rules.
- It’s
- about
- living
- from
- your
- essence
- and
- using
- all
- that
- to
- catapult
- you
- into
- your
- best
- life.
- What
- that
- life
- looks
- like
- is
- up
- to
- you.
- You
- are
- the
- creator
- of
- your
- moments.
- They
- are
- shaped
- by
- what
- you
- believe,
- what
- you
- notice,
- how
- you
- behave.
- You
- get
- to
- choose.
- No
- matter
- who
- you
- are,
- what
- you’ve
- done,
- where
- you’ve
- been,
- what
- you’ve
- experienced
- and
- borne,
- the
- very
- next
- moment
- can
- be
- awesome.
- Seriously.
- Sounds
- a
- little
- woo-woo,
- I
- know,
- but
- this
- is
- totally
- doable.
- When
- you
- discover
- the
- awe
- in
- the
- now,
- it
- transforms
- the
- next
- moment
- and
- makes
- it
- more
- possible,
- a
- bit
- easier
- to
- bear.
- A
- bit
- more
- awesome.
- When
- you
- string
- together
- a
- whole
- batch
- of
- little
- awesome
- moments,
- you
- can
- create
- a
- big,
- fat
- awesome
- life.
- Starting
- now.
- From
- right here
