Attention Is the Beginning of Devotion, Right?

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i often play with seeing the edges of everything. It just causes me to have to actually look. Or you can do this with color, you know, let me see all the green that's out there. And i think my zen training talks so much about this, about just the ordinary thing. If you give it enough attention, it will come alive. Yes, for example, one of my little rituals during the pandemic was walking every night to go look at the sunset. When you do that, it's impossible not to sort of drink it in,. You become better at doing it, i think.

Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Slate, Mother Jones and numerous other publications.

In this episode, Eric and Florence discuss her new book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.

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Florence Williams and I Discuss How to Heal From Heartbreak and…

Her book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey
Her experience of heartbreak when her marriage of 25 years ended
How our bodies are physically affected by emotional pain
How some personality types may be more severely affected by heartbreak
The healing effects of being open to experiencing beauty and awe during difficult times
Using A.W.E. (attention, wait, exhale) as a mindfulness practice
Her 30 day journey in wilderness both with others and alone
How she learned to be alone and also discovered the value of connection with other people
The negative effects of loneliness
How research shows that immune systems are stronger in those who feel like their lives have meaning
The antidote to loneliness is beauty + connection + purpose

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