The benefit of the doubt is, indeed, beneficial with others. Everyone benefits when we bring higher thinking and assumptions to the table.
However, there is no benefit of doubt when it comes to you and handling your perception and belief of your story, your purpose, and your music.
Either way, when you shine the light of awareness on doubt it tends fade away.
…is Japanese for “good change”.
We typically avoid change due to the negative/bad connotation we’ve given the concept.
Perhaps we could all arrive at some necessary newness if we connected “good” to “change”.
Once you have something to paint for, it’s pretty easy to find something to paint on (or even paint through).
Purpose is rarely looking for a canvas.
As long as you have questions, you’ll be on the path of fulfillment. Questions keep us child-like.
The more I’m with my children the more I’m enthralled and longing to be recruited into their classes they are unknowingly teaching. “Why?”, “Can I color?”, and “Where’s the rainbow?” are the questions they’re wrestling with now.
If we are honest, we’re still asking the same questions as well.
May we never lose the courage to ask.
I’m currently going back through my favorite books I’ve ever read to finish out 2014.
I started thoroughly reading in 2010, and my life has never been the same.
Rereading is like an echo for the eyes.
As of today, here’s my top 10.
1). A Million Miles In A Thousand Years
3). Linchpin
5). The One Thing
6). Mastering The Rockefeller Habits
7). The War of Art
8). Daring Greatly
9). Start With Why
10). Unlimited Power
Ashton.Gustafson 