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I think it's a sad irony that we are as a world obsessed with positive emotions. In fact, often we end up in this situation of toxic positivity. What toxic positivity does is it really takes away the ability for us to experience the full richness of our emotional portfolio. If we focus so heavily on positive emotions, we're missing out on the richness of both negative emotions but also these mixed emotions that really help us metabolize what happens in the world. What's amazing about wonder is that it's both positive and negative at the same time. Wonder is not just this positive self-transcendent experience. There is a certain level of conflict. Think of a butterfly coming out of a chrysalis. There's violence there, there's terror there, but then there's the beauty.

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I think it's a sad irony / that / we are as a world /obsessed with positive emotions. // In fact, // often / we end up / in this situation of toxic positivity. // What toxic positivity does / is it / really / takes away / the ability for us / to experience the full / richness /of our emotional portfolio. // If we / focus so heavily on / positive emotions, / we're missing out / on the richness / of both negative emotions / but also / these mixed emotions / that really help us metabolize / what happens in the world. // What's amazing about wonder / is that / it's both positive and negative / at the same time. // Wonder / is not just this / positive self-transcendent experience. // There is a certain level of conflict. // Think of a / butterfly coming out / of a chrysalis. // There's violence there, // there's terror there, // but then / there's the beauty. //

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And so having a greater emotional portfolio, being able to tap into a lot of different types of emotions to express how we're feeling,actually makes us more resilient because we're able to better make sense of what's happening to us in our world. And I think that that is what makes wonder so impactful. When I introduce the concept of wonder, I think people believe it's really amorphous and spiritual, and it can be that, but it's also very grounded and concrete. It's about saying, I am going to see wonder in my day-to-day life. One of the ways to do that is with wonderbringers. They're whatever brings you a sense of wonder. A great indication that you are in the presence of a wonderbringer is it gives you goosebumps. Nature is a really fundamental primary way that many people find wonder. We then have social, we can find a sense of wonder from the people around us, our families, and our friends, or a charismatic speaker could be a social wonderbringer.

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And so / having / a greater emotional portfolio, / being able to tap into a lot of different types of emotions / to express how we're feeling, / actually makes us more resilient / because we're able / to better make sense / of what's happening to us / in our world. // And I think that / that / is what / makes wonder / so impactful. // When I / introduce the concept of wonder, / I think people // believe it's really amorphous / and spiritual,/ and it can be that, // but it's also very grounded / and concrete. // It's about saying, / I am going to / see wonder in my day-to-day life. // One of the ways to do that / is with wonderbringers. // They're / whatever brings you / a sense of wonder.// A great / indication / that you are in the presence of a wonderbringer / is it gives you goosebumps. // Nature // is a / really fundamental primary way that many people find wonder. // We then have social / we can find a sense of wonder from the people around us, / our families, and our friends, / or a charismatic speaker / could be / a social wonderbringer. //