Where Wonder Went
The world told you to outgrow wonder, to see it as childish. But here we uncover the truth, that mystery and magic are braided into our very being. This is the journey of finding where wonder went and how to bring it back.
Where Wonder Went
Finding Wonder in Everyday Life | Ep. 3
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Mike Slavin
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What if wonder isn't something we've lost, but something that's always knocking at our door and we've simply stopped answering? In this episode, I share my personal definition of wonder and explore why the very busyness of modern life might be obscuring what's already reaching toward us.
I dig into:
- Why wonder is an encounter with frontiers, not a feeling to chase
- The "elsewhere IV drip" of constant digital distraction that pulls us from presence
- How the outrage-attention media complex fragments our ability to focus on what matters
- The wisdom of "tending to the part of the garden you can touch"
- The difference between mystery (to live in) and riddles (to solve)
- How wonder uses the raw material of our everyday busyness—if we know how to look
For anyone feeling like they're living in a chronic state of distraction, perpetually elsewhere while life passes by, this episode offers a way back to presence. Not through adding more to your schedule, but through recognizing that wonder is already woven into the fabric of your daily experience.
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