Category Archives: Creativity

Into > Up to

When we give ourself beauty and meaning to live into rather than standards to live up to our days become wonder-filled, we walk in freedom, and we behold ‘aha’ after ‘aha’.

And then this gets even better when you offer this realm of possibility to those you’ve been entrusted and to those you lead.

In the end, we can’t give what we don’t have.

So move into beauty this week and then tell us what you found.

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Podcast 82: Pilgrimage of a Soul with Phileena Heuertz

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Phileena Heuertz is one of my favorite voices in the contemplative space today. In short, she and her husband, Chris Heuertz, have both been very pivotal in my spiritual journey and walk into the practices of contemplation over the last couple years.

She joins us in this latest episode as we discuss her memoir, Pilgrimage of a Soul. You’ll hear in this interview that it is a beautiful reflection on her story into awareness and awakening of the true self.

You can stream this episode and all other episodes at AshtonGustafson.com, Stitcher, and iTunes.

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The Good, The True, & The Beautiful Vol. 1

What we look for we find.

If you want bad news, there’s plenty of it.

And if you want to experience some good news, you can find that too…if you’ll just look around.

I look and listen a lot and now I plan to start sharing what I’m finding, seeing, and hearing for you to enjoy and share in.

Yes! There is music amidst the noise and it’s good, it’s true, and it’s beautiful.

Here we go! (click the links!)

The Good

Logic Says Be Happy to Be You on CBS Sunday Morning // Loved this story!

USC’s long snapper, who is blind talks about his inspiration story to field – ESPN// This is such a good story!

The True

Reading Information Aloud to Yourself Improves Memory – NeuroscienceNews.com // You know your talk to yourself…now it’s ok (and good) to read to yourself.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids tech-free — and it should have been a red flag – BusinessInsider.com  // Interesting data.

The Beautiful

Moses Sumney performs on NPR’s Tiny Desk Conert Series // Hold onto your soul…Moses is going to make it fly!

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