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Radical Amazement
Yesterday, in the supermarket, I saw a giant display for Valentines Day candy. It was a shock to my system. Here I was lingering in the New Year’s glow, as commercialism was dragging me forward towards the next opportunity to empty my pockets. Can’t we all just be here now? I first heard the phrase radical amazement, in reference to the philosophy of the great theologian, writer and social activist, Abraham Joshua Heschel, who urged people to slow down, look around and soak up the ordinary miracles we take for granted. I’m going to remember this as I walk my dog tonight.
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