Reflection Sailing through the subzero glacial waters in Alaska as the hills of snow passed by was simultaneously wondrous and terrifying. As was a hint of frothy water hiding treacherous pointed rocks that had wrecked many incoming ships near the Cape of Good Hope. Inspiration What has awe, wonder, and delight to do with writing? Awe is when we experience three emotions at once – fascination, terror, holiness. When an experience stops you in your tracks, blasts you open, awakens you… when the ego collapses, you encounter the land beyond the maps you have visualized. You feel sacralized and one with the infinite universe. You cannot experience the sacred or have original ideas while living in the daily rut. Something has to shake you up, shatter your unexamined values, question......