“These weren’t actually tears of sadness. I never cry when I’m sad; at those times I just pinch down into a miniature version of myself like an ailing turtle trundling off into the forest to die alone. No, I cry when I’m not… happy, but when I see a flash, …
“I’m just glad that I can now finally express the combination of my heart being warm (like after seeing chicken nuggets), and full, (like after eating chicken nuggets). Sorry, just getting a little choked up.” In her article Mary Grace Garis explains the meaning of kama muta and in which …
When you want to express that you feel moved with an emoji, one would normally use the “face with tears of joy”: 😂 However, this emoji does not really fit kama muta since the face laughs slightly too much. Fortunately, there will be a new emoji update later this year …
You can find the slides of the master topics 2018 presentation under the link. The topics include theoretically as well as applied topics on kama muta https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1coux3tCrlN9s6_4zk7ta82VZf4wj2D05Wia3m4qPT0c/edit?usp=sharing
Expressing and receiving gratitude emphasises the communal bonds between the one who thanks and the one who is thanked. It’s power is even enhanced when one sees other people joining in. Three wonderful examples from this week: First, Joe Biden tears up when Obama surprises him with the Medal of …
President Barack Obama, interviewed by David Axelrod in the podcast The Axe Files, December 2016, Ep. 108 “There are two things that can get me teary. One is talking about my daughters or seeing my daughters. And the second is my team. You remember after 2012, when I went over …