This year (2016) is my year of wonder.

I’m primarily focused on the the sense of awe or amazement that wonder entails, but I am also by nature a wondering animal.  I wonder about most anything that presents itself to my attention.

What if?“, “what’s next?”, “why?”, and “how is that possible?”  are frequent bits of wondering that run through my head, even though I’ve trained myself to keep the questions mostly to myself.  This year, instead of internalizing, you’ll find my fits of awe and wonderment here.

Yes, I have opinions, but more often, my opinions and beliefs are tempered by wondering if that’s all there is.  As you will see by my writing, I can have strong opinions, but I seek out different views, both to keep my sense of wonder alive and to remain as grounded in the real world as I can bear.

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Wonder

verb (transitive)

  • to think or speculate curiously;
  • to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe;
  • to doubt

verb (intransitive)

  • to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know;
  • to feel wonder at

noun

  • something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment,or admiration;
  • the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration;
  • miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon
  • Idioms
  • for a wonder, as the reverse of what might be expected; surprisingly.