The heart.
AKA the scale.
AKA the thermometer.
AKA the tuning fork.
AKA the garden.
AKA the compass.
AKA the candle.
AKA the mirror.
Think of the implications here….
Guard it.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
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LTMP Episode 11: Evan Rosell, Finding Your True Self, & The Bluebird
Episode 11: Evan Rosell, Finding Your True Self, & The Bluebird
You can listen by clicking the button below or find it in iTunes by clicking here.
Today, we had a first at LTMP Podcast…I had the honor and privilege to have and share a conversation with Evan Rosell, Pastor of Ministry Leadership at Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City, MO.
A few weeks ago, Evan and I had one of our sporadic phone calls. After about an hour of riffing back and forth on new ideas, concepts, books, and journeys, I asked if he would be up for recording a call and sharing it on the podcast. He agreed and I think you’ll enjoy it!
More love,
Ashton
PS – If you haven’t watched Chef’s Table on Netflix, you are missing out. It is crazy-beautiful, wonderfully inspiring and I’m watching it tonight.
Podcast 10: B.E.A.YOUtiful
In episode 10 we discuss the experience that unfolds in the pursuit of beauty and a few stories I gathered from last week.
We also listen to “Life is Beautiful” by Ryan Adams in this episode. Lyrics can be found here.
Enjoy.
The LTMP Podcast can also be listened to in iTunes by clicking here.
The Groove In Congruence.
With all things we seek to make music with and in there’s a groove.
Music, at its core, is all about congruence.
Relationships groove in the Golden Rule.
Business (and branding) grooves in kept promises.
Parenting grooves in presence.
And then there’s our lives…and the groove is found here when the eyes of the heart make their way into the world through the paths of our hands and feet. Simply put, when the exterior mirrors the interior, this is to have found congruence with our lives.
The work and the reward is in the groove leading us to congruence.
We > Me
This thought has sat heavy on me recently.
I thought on it as I walked into my office today.
We > Me.
I thought on this as I had a long drive this week with just my wife and I.
We > Me.
And as I created new inside jokes with my girls this weekend, I had a misty-eyed moment….
We > Me.
We all want to be part of something great that is becoming something greater.
Parker J. Palmer once wrote, “We are exploring together. We are cultivating a garden together, backs to the sun. The question is a hoe in our hands and we are digging beneath the hard and crusty surface to the rich humus of our lives.”
The best part of this thought isn’t the exploration, the cultivating, the questions, or even the rich humus.
It’s the we…..
Ashton.Gustafson 