Good Things About Awe

Increases faith

Can make us kinder

Enhances wellbeing

Decreases materialism

Decreases stress levels

Makes us stop and stare

Improves decision making

Can make us more creative

Can make us more generous

Reminds us of God’s presence

Helps us feel less impatient

Can change us in profound ways

Helps us know we are not alone

Helps us want to preserve nature

Can help us think more critically

Can make us more likely to cooperate

Makes us feel smaller and more humble

Can make us more generous and cooperative

Can make us more likely to share resources

Reminds us of the power and greatness of God

Can inspire creativity, discovery and purpose

Can make us more likely to sacrifice for others

Can make us more inclined to help someone in need

Makes us feel more connected to other people and humanity

Can lead us to new discoveries and the desire to make things

Can improve our mood and make us more satisfied with our life

Reduces inflammation in the body and improves the immune system

Stimulates wonder and curiosity and helps us think more critically

Can relieve the feeling of time starvation that plagues so many of us

Can expand our perception of time and make us feel like we have more time

Can shake our confidence in our existing knowledge and make us more motivated to learn

Can give us a better sense of perspective and help us feel like our problems aren’t as big as we thought

Helps us feel less entitled, more humble, more aware of the strengths of others, and less stressed by the challenges of daily living