Your biggest advantage…
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…your biggest obstacle.
You are…
Your biggest advantage…
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…your biggest obstacle.
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Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
Category Archives: Change The World
Rules and Laws
First, there are no rules.
Just look at Warby Parker, Amazon, The Compassion Collective, and who the next POTUS will be.
But we do have laws. Universal laws. It’s just how things are where we happen to be.
Like the law of compensation (you get what you give) and the law of the harvest (you reap what you sow).
There aren’t many places left where if/then scenarios are consistently reliable. They are, however, with laws such as these.
So don’t just obey them. Enjoy their natural tailwind. That’s why they’re there.
Truth > Trend.
3 Things I Want You To Do Today
- Read Andrew Sullivan’s article from New York Magazine entitled, “I Used to be a Human Being.” http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-technology-almost-killed-me.html?platform=hootsuite
- Listen to this little moment. https://gravitycenter.com/2903-2/
- Reflect on this poem called “Barter” by Sara Teasdale.
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children’s faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit’s still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
Podcast 45: Reflections on Meister Eckhart with Dr. Jim Finley
James Finley, Ph.D. lived as a monk at the cloistered Trappist monastery of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where the world-renowned monk and author, Thomas Merton, was his spiritual director.
Currently, Jim leads retreats and workshops throughout the United States and Canada, attracting men and women from all religious traditions who seek to live a contemplative way of life in the midst of today’s busy world. He is also a clinical psychologist in private practice with his wife in Santa Monica, California.
In this episode Jim shares his insights and reflections on the work of the great mystic Meister Eckhart.
You can download or stream this episode and all other Let The Music Play Podcast episodes in iTunes and at AshtonGustafson.com.
Big Love,
Ashton
Small
In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. Mother Teresa
Aim small, miss small. The Patriot
The smaller your world, the bigger your life. Gary Keller
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu
A person’s a person, no matter how small. Dr. Seuss
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you. Jim Rohn
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