Time zones and jetlag continue to challenge the writing, which is incredibly frustrating with the piles of story submissions we want to highlight. One day at a time, and the success of posting every day while in the mountains put an extra kick in our step over the last couple of weeks. A writer's life expands when it can be accomplished from the places you want to report from and highlight. Today is full of people we want to report on and stories we want to highlight. A new book by Dacher Keltner called Awe is reviewed by our friend Nik Goke and another page-turner of an article by Tim Urban; this time, he brings a smile with his take on Cute Bunnies. One of our favorite guitar players re-issues his Signature Fender Strat and reminds us of his talent, and to kick off another Wednesday, how about another unbelievable site. This bear cub walked acrossed our path on the last day of our trip.

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Reading Nik Goke’s 4-minute summary of Dacher Keltner’s book Awe came at the end of our mountain retreat. It follows some of the same philosophy we've accumulated over the years. Whether you are religious, spiritual, or anywhere on the belief spectrum, if you want to break life down into a simple purpose, you could believe the following:

In his book, Keltner describes "Awe" as a sense of wonder and then further defines it with several types and associations. The eight types of Awe listed in Goke's summary help us to see what Keltner uses to categorize a feeling of Awe. The first category, Moral Beauty, is an example of inspiration and modeling to which most human beings are attracted. We are drawn to heroes and people who are good by nature and show it. The second category is also something we've talked about before. Keltner calls it Collective Effervescence, and Goke uses a concert as the setting for this type of Awe – thousands of people from all different backgrounds singing songs together.

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The full moon light the trail for two women in Arguineguin, checkout more photos from Reuters this week:

Another article from the archive of one of our favorite writers, Tim Urban. This week we highlight The Bunny Manifesto from back in 2013. This is a lighter read from Urban, who can dive deep into many topics. This one is fun to read, and we thank Urban for finding the best bunny images you could see in one article. Don't go looking for a ton of deep thought, but there are a few we can grab from the writing. First, bunnies have a good agent and PR team; the reality could be that cute bunnies are the exception, and weird bunnies are the norm? 

The moral of this story might be; don't believe everything you see. Thanks for the lighter side of reading today!

Tom DeLonge, the Blink 182 and Angels And Airwaves singer, songwriter, and guitarist, has a new re-issue of the Fender Signature Guitar with his name on it. In this short clip, DeLonge talks about how he wrote music and fused repetitive riffs with power chords to develop his sound. He also talks about writing songs with a nursery rhyme rhythm and where punk rock music comes from for him. A surface-level skate punk from So Cal, DeLonge can channel his inner broken self and create music the rest of us can relate to and sing along to!

“Let’s start 2023 saying the dog days are over – so let’s just get it over with.” - April Salud

Gin Soaked Boy.

Click on the Apple Music image to listen to the song on Apple Music or on the Spotify Image to listen to Spotify.

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