Category Archives: words

You and Your Words

They carry us.

They build new worlds.

They can oxygenate a suffocating room and they suffocate a room that  breathes on hope.

They take us to new places.

They shine the way.

And, sometimes, they’re all we have.

You design and choose them and they will go wherever you send them.

And, in the end, our worlds reflect our words.

So before you say it, type it, text it, or even repeat it…think about what type of world you want to live in.

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LTMP Podcast Episode 14: The Bridge, Bowser, & Joy. Now Available in iTunes!

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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!

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More love, friends. More love.

Ashton

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November, December. Gratitude to Joy.

Over the weekend I started a 61 day journey through November and December with real-time reflections on the beauty that is held in these two months.

I would love to have you join me on Instagram by clicking here.

PS – Let The Music Play Blog turned four years old today. If you’re still here, this party is just getting started.

Happy birthday, LTMP. You are not mine, but I am yours.

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Old Books

Ask someone ahead of you in years what they have read in their lifetime that changed them for the better.

You’ll find out a couple of things in the book(s) they share…

  1. If they’re saying that it has stuck with them then time has tested it to be true. Sticky words are good words that always linger around those who’ve had an encounter with them.
  2. Whatever they recommend, they’re looking to save you from something, align your interior world, or to take you somewhere beautiful. Thank them in advance for the bridge, the keys, or the door they have shared with you.

Always Faithful > The Latest & Greatest

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The Uncertainty that Comes With the Alchemy of Our Days

Sometimes it takes a billion stars to get the point across.

Yes, these stars will forever continue beg us to be explorers, but we shouldn’t hold our breath for them to tell us what we’re going to find.

There will be uncertainty. Nevertheless, we alchemize passionate participation with eager anticipation into our wonder-filled joy.

Rest assured, all kinds of beauty will be there to hold.

All because we tuned into the Divine shine.

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