The ObservatorySpirituality and connection
The feeling of being part of something bigger, religious or not.
Questions to ask yourself
- 1How often do you feel like part of something bigger than yourself?
- 2In which contexts does that feeling come: nature, music, faith, community, something else?
- 3How much room do such moments get in your everyday life?
- 4What last gave you a feeling of awe or wonder?
- 5How could you give those moments a little more room?
In the app, you rate the area 0–10, answer the questions, and watch how your answers shift over time.
Getting started
Session
A moment of awe
A guided moment that widens the perspective: the feeling of being a small, belonging part of something larger
8 min · Compassion
Exercise
The awe walk
A short walk where the gaze is turned outward — toward the vast and the astonishing.
12 min · Compassion
Session
Presence in the moment
A few minutes of pure presence: settle into what is already here.
8 min · Compassion
Exercise
Meaning through giving
When your own life feels empty, staring harder at it rarely helps. The way out often runs through someone else, in smaller form than you think.
10 min · Compassion
Article
What mindfulness can and can't do
Neither a miracle cure nor fluff: a sober guide to what attention training actually does to a mind.
1 min · Rationality
Exercise
The eulogy
There are two kinds of merit: those that fit on a CV and those that are mentioned in a eulogy. A gentle exercise in hearing the difference, and letting it adjust the week.
15 min · Compassion
Session
The wider view
A perspective-widening moment that zooms out from today's worries, through the size of the room and of time
7 min · Compassion