„[…] To me, telling my story gave me an incredible feeling of being accepted by a group. All these awful things I had inside didn’t have to be secrets anymore. When the group accepted my story, all the shame I had melted away.“ — A. A.-participant (Alcoholics Anonymous) [1] Being accepted …
This week’s most moving moment is a personal experience from our author Kimberly. Due to the current Corona crisis she can’t travel back to her hometown Hamburg in Germany. Last Sunday the main church of Hamburg, the “Michel”, streamed the Sunday service live on Facebook. They also showed the skyline …
„There is no paucity of religious metaphor invoked to offer commentary on the social context and psychological impact of football. It is also well accepted that football can stimulate a range of emotional reactions from goose bumps to tears or rapture.“ — Aaron Smith [1] Indeed there are many reports of …
“Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions, seems still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth. Such a man has a …
„The Russian Orthodox liturgy is new to me. For hours, I stand in the cathedral, amidst these Russian people, taking my cues from them as I participate in the liturgy – moving, bending, crossing myself when they do these things. My legs are tired from the standing; my heart, light …
This week we are looking exactly in the opposite direction we looked last week. We will see two examples of how death can be closely connected to feelings of Kama Muta: „The body of the deceased affords the most direct consubstantial assimilation with her or him. In some cultures, survivors …
To underpin Claparède’s words from last week: Indeed, cuteness is another way for people to feel moved!We argue for this in Too Cute for Words: Cuteness Evokes the Heartwarming Emotion of Kama Muta [1] ______ [1]: This publication has open-access. That is, everybody can read the full publication online.
Contemplant un jour un beau bébé de deux ans, frais et rose, aux cheveux bouclés, qui dormait paisiblement en plein air, caressé par le soleil d’une douce matinée en printemps, j’ai été ‘emu’. — Édouard Claparède, in L’émotion „Pure“ (1930) [Observing one day a beautiful two-year-old baby, fresh and pink, with …
„The Earth is dramatically beautiful when you see it from orbit, more beautiful than any picture you’ve ever seen. It’s an emotional experience because you’re removed from the Earth but at the same time you feel this incredible connection to the Earth like nothing I’d ever felt before.“ — Astronaut Sam …