It gives because it gets to.
It gives because it has to.
It expects no return.
It doesn’t think in terms of ping pong.
It just finds joy in being the giving/enlightening/awakening ping.
This will free you if you will let it.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
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Your Emerging Questions
Water them with wonder.
Enjoy their blooming aroma among friends.
Share them in a vase with the world.
Luxury Questions
Will luxury tomorrow be equal to an empty calendar? Wasn’t having nothing to do recently a problem?
Or could it be said that luxury may be becoming a place, a point, or a state of mind without the metaphorical cell phone signal? What if having no connection was the remedy to actually getting you connected again to yourself and the world at large.
Very recently, we were all thinking, “If I just had……”
Now, it appears there’s a down shift in the making to “If I just didn’t have…….”
Typing out loud…but I think there’s something here to look into.
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PS – Remember to jump on over to Instagram for Project November, December: Gratitude to Joy. It’s getting interesting.
Humanity.
I had a client thank me today. The kind of thank you where we both felt that something more than a transaction had just taken place. Something human.
In the mail today, I got a note from a friend and one from a family member. They were the kind of notes that nudge the universe a bit. The kind of notes that only a human could write.
Let’s do an exercise.
Draw a circle and then write ‘us’ in the middle.
When unity becomes a shade of joy you learn to color with you’ll find yourself in an ocean of beauty.
And here’s the question….just how big can we get this circle?
LTMP Podcast Episode 14: The Bridge, Bowser, & Joy. Now Available in iTunes!
Episode 14, The Bridge, Bowser, & Joy is now streaming via iTunes. Find it by clicking here and don’t forget to subscribe!
Below you will find the books we discuss in this episode. Steven Pressfield, the author of the War of Art, was oh so generous and sent a case of books for the subscribers and listeners at LTMPblog and LTMP Podcast. If you would like a book, please direct message me on Twitter @AshtonGustafson. I’ll send as many as I can until we run out!
More love, friends. More love.
Ashton
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