What do I know now that I didn’t know in the past?
Where and with whom do I experience gratitude?
What was always there that I now see everywhere?
How have I been surprised recently?
What was something I once thought to be true and now I know was a lie?
Where are the places I find myself saying or thinking “Yes!”?
Where do I need to say “No more!”?
What do I want?
Who do I want to be?
Your answers should make for a lovely 2017.
Nothing will cost us more meaning, freedom, or fulfillment.
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.
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
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