I think this is really good advice. I’ve seen some people take up photography and it really slows them down (in a good way). Myself? I find it actually tends to detract from my experience. I would rather take the time and attention to take it all in. I’m not saying that photographers don’t do that, mind you. But, it…

Yes! These things are really wonderful even when you are not depressed.

I don’t cry, but man, walking down the street when the sun is shining is enough to get me feeling awe. I just get this feeling of how incredible it is to be alive, on this planet, where each individual I pass on the street has a life as rich and complex as my own, with its own pain and its own successes. I look at…

This isn’t much but maybe you can chuckle at the fact that for a long time, I’d see your name and I did not get it. In my head I’d read it as “Ken Ya Degget” or something. I can’t even spell it out b/c English is not my first language. But definitely not Can ya dig it. I’m a dork.

No, you’re totally on point...it’s formally known as practicing mindfulness and is HUGELY recommended by mental health experts. At least by mine, anyway ;-)

When I’m at my lowest lows, I have to be awe-struck by little things otherwise I’d never pull myself out. The smell of grass, a Simon & Garfunkel song on the radio, how people express themselves through their shoes. I just need those little things to grasp onto, because there are no big things to be awe-struck at. I…

I tend to cry at overwhelmingly beautiful or happy things. The first time I saw mountains in Alberta, really well made movie-trailers, acts of kindness. I cried at a rainbow once. My friends tend to make fun of me and joke that it means I’m simple minded because I’m so awe-struck by the simplest things. But I just…

We live in a city that has gorgeous views of the Canadian Rockies and every day I get a little bit of joy looking at them out my office window. (Okay, not today, it’s cloudy and raining) I try to share that with the kids when we’re driving around town and you can see the mountains over the horizon, I get all “Guys…

Won’t lie, this sounds really weird coming from Jez. Y’all are entertaining and such but you’re also the most cynical bunch of bloggers I have ever seen. Tearing down things is a sport here. Like a race to the emotional bottom.

One of the more memorable awe events I’ve experienced was the first time I was in the Rockies and saw the mountains close up on a family trip from Utah to Denver. Literally took my breath away. Of course that could have been the altitude, but wow. It was crazy gorgeous. And now that I think about it, I don’t think I…

Awe definitely helps depression and I truly believe it makes people kinder and more generous. Lately I’ve been fairly awe-deprived, but I have been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time in the wilderness and up close and personal with plenty of wild fauna that a lot of people don’t get to see/experience. And those…

That doesn’t really surprise me when I think about it. The more open you are to incredible things & the more honest you are about how floored you are by them probably makes you more open to new & different things, places, and people.

He’s married, on a reality TV show, and his life’s work is evaluating and attempting to improve women’s bodies. If I were for some reason inclined to hook up with an ordinary-looking guy 15 years my senior, I think I could find one who came with fewer negatives.

I’m waiting for the “Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board” challenge.

Enough with this shit.

I love how the girls - the real victims - have become completely invisible in all this. And when I say love, I mean “I would like to set someone’s face on fire”.

Holy cow, thank you for introducing me to this guy.

Thanks! My fav album.

This takes me back to a few years ago when live looping vocals were hip. It sounds like she improvised this song on the fly. I’m loving this weirdo.