Everyone over 70 years old will tell you something synonymous with this when they’re asked to reflect on what they know to be true.
Can you imagine living for seven decades without ever tasting the experience that is your life?
Carpe momento.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Prediction
We’re going to be ok.
What if you made this your personal mantra?
Better question…do you want this to be true?
I vote we define ourselves by our essence, not our challenges or personalities.
Podcast 44: Chasing Slow with Erin Loechner
Before age 30, Erin Loechner built a fan base of one million women worldwide and earned the title “The Nicest Girl Online” as she was praised for her authentic voice and effortless style. Though she received applause from The New York Times, friends and family, she was still left wanting more.
In her upcoming book Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey Off the Beaten Path (Zondervan, January 10, 2017), Erin shares her journey away from fast, fame and frenzy to a new-fashioned lifestyle of less. Less want, more contentment. Less busy, more rest. Less pressure, more happiness. Less striving, more acceptance. Less fast, more slow.
Erin joins us in this episode at Let The Music Play Podcast as we talk about surrender, abundance, grace, and letting go of the scorecards we tend carry in our lives.
Be sure to share this episode with those you love and those you lead!
As always you can stream or download every episode in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com.
Something from nothing…
Every sunrise shines with golden rays of Good News.
And what is that news?
The news is just that…today, something NEW has the potential to be. What never has been, because of you, just may come to life…and even better, it just may change the trajectory of another’s day, story, or life.
And you get to co-create that something.
When our finiteness lends itself to the Infinite, this is when the music of creation is cued.
This is when something starts to arise from nothing.
So look and listen.
Put your ears to your chest.
Set your eyes to you the clouds.
Introduce your heart to your soul.
A piece of art is waiting on you to give it wings.
A child is needing you to mirror identity, curiosity, and compassion.
A song is tapping its toes but needs you give it a melody.
A note of encouragement is ready to be delivered.
It’s all here.
In que.
Awaiting you.
To make it new.
How do you habituate what will transform you?
It starts in our eyes.
We must understand that the mediums and moments that transform us are rarely convenient or easily welcomed.
What if we were able to see traffic jams, slow wi-fi, misunderstandings, miscommunication, challenging relationships, and inclement weather to be our teachers?
What if somehow, someway, we could believe that the cosmos aligned these teaching moments for us?
For us.
For our good.
For our transformation.
Would compassion become our compass?
Would grace become the gifts we give?
Would Love become our language?
Would vulnerability become our value system?
Would transformation become a habit?
Yes.
May we all remember that The Flow is always in our favor, and because this is so, may transformation become habitual.
Ashton.Gustafson 