The Work of Wonder. Today, Americans of every political idealogy seem disconnected from our country’s legendary sense of wonder. We’re caught up in identities, roles, and systems that don’t truly reflect who we are; rather, they reflect what we have allowed ourselves to become. As the late philosopher and poet John O’Donohue wrote, “Many of us get very afraid, and we eventually compromise. We settle for something safe rather than engaging the danger and the wildness that is in our own hearts.” We end up locking away the part of ourselves that dreams, that questions, that explores. We become scared of the wonder inside us.This disconnection is a quiet tragedy. But there is an answer when we look closely at the work of wonder.
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Evolution of the American Dream
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The Work of Wonder. Today, Americans of every political idealogy seem disconnected from our country’s legendary sense of wonder. We’re caught up in identities, roles, and systems that don’t truly reflect who we are; rather, they reflect what we have allowed ourselves to become. As the late philosopher and poet John O’Donohue wrote, “Many of us get very afraid, and we eventually compromise. We settle for something safe rather than engaging the danger and the wildness that is in our own hearts.” We end up locking away the part of ourselves that dreams, that questions, that explores. We become scared of the wonder inside us.This disconnection is a quiet tragedy. But there is an answer when we look closely at the work of wonder.