A cultural endorsement of love

Feeling inspired motivates us to better ourselves. It energizes us and pushes us beyond pursuing self-interest to helping others.

• There is a set of environmental elicitors that we associate with inspiration. These include beautiful nature, art, vastn...

• The nature of beauty is a riddle in philosophy, with great figures engaging in trying to understand it, including Plato and Aristotle.
• An aesthetic attitude makes the engagement and appreciation of beauty using our senses, like taste, smell, vision or touch.
• Beauty can als...

• Words of affirmation: Expressing affection through spoken affection, praise or appreciation.
• Acts of service: Actions, rather than words, are used to show and receive love.
• Receiving gifts: Gifting is symbolic of love and affection.
• Quality tim...