“We have to carve out time to be selfish in order to re-energize so we can be selfless. And we need restoration in order to have revelation.”
— Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Today, we invite you to take an awe walk. An awe walk is a simple practice that shifts your attention from internal thoughts to the wonder around you.
Choose any location—a park, your neighborhood.
Walk at a comfortable pace, but shift your focus outward
Look for things that inspire awe: vast skies, intricate patterns, beautiful details, play of light
Approach your surroundings with fresh eyes, as if seeing them for the first time
Notice both the grand (trees, clouds, architecture) and the small (textures, colors, shadows)
Pay attention to colors—the shade of bark on a tree, the way sunlight changes a building's hue, unexpected pops of color in ordinary places
Listen to the sounds around you—birdsong, wind rustling leaves, distant voices, the rhythm of your own footsteps
Let yourself feel part of nature, small in a good way—connected to something larger than yourself
The goal isn't to go somewhere special—it's to see the everyday world with new attention.
If you enjoy your walk, consider organizing or joining a walking group like GirlTrek, a national movement working to heal intergenerational trauma, fight systemic racism, and transform Black lives. Through walking teams, GirlTrek mobilizes Black women and community members to reclaim their health while leading advocacy efforts rooted in the Civil Rights tradition.
Looking ahead:
Join us Wednesday for the virtual broadcast of The Story of Us, “The New McCarthyism: Why Authoritarians Fear Storytellers” moderated by AAPF executive director Kimberlé Crenshaw and featuring Ava DuVernay, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Jacqueline Stewart. Featuring powerful artivism performances by two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young, Tony-nominated, Jon Michael Hill, and Theater and Africana Studies professor, Justin Emeka.
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/UTB_TheStoryOfUs26
TODAY’S PRACTICE
If you’re able, put one foot in front of the other and take an awe walk (description below!).
Reflect in your journal: What’s something new you noticed on your walk—something you hadn’t seen or paid attention to before?
CALLS TO ACTION
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