Happy New Year.
Happy New Month.
Happy New Day.
Happy New Hour.
Happy New Minute.
Happy New Moment.
May you be a redemptive presence with the blinking cursors Life has gifted you with.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
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Podcast 44: Chasing Slow with Erin Loechner
Before age 30, Erin Loechner built a fan base of one million women worldwide and earned the title “The Nicest Girl Online” as she was praised for her authentic voice and effortless style. Though she received applause from The New York Times, friends and family, she was still left wanting more.
In her upcoming book Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey Off the Beaten Path (Zondervan, January 10, 2017), Erin shares her journey away from fast, fame and frenzy to a new-fashioned lifestyle of less. Less want, more contentment. Less busy, more rest. Less pressure, more happiness. Less striving, more acceptance. Less fast, more slow.
Erin joins us in this episode at Let The Music Play Podcast as we talk about surrender, abundance, grace, and letting go of the scorecards we tend carry in our lives.
Be sure to share this episode with those you love and those you lead!
As always you can stream or download every episode in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com.
Episode 43: People of the Second Chance with Mike Foster
Mike Foster is a friend of imperfectionists and second chancers.
For the past 15 years he has focused his work on helping people flourish in their lives by helping them be passionate about their not-so-perfect stories.
Mike is also the founder and Chief Chance Officer at People of the Second Chance. This non-profit organization is guided by this lofty ideal: that every person on earth deserves a second chance.
Currently, Mike speaks and writes on topics of identity, shame and how to turn our hurts and hang-ups into an unfair advantage. His work has also been featured on Good Morning America, Fox News and in the New York Times.
Mike joins us in Episode 43 at Let The Music Play as we talk about his book People of the Second Chance.
Make you sure follow his story on instagram and support the work he’s sending into the world. It’s full of light and healing those it touches.
As always, please remember to share this episode with those you love and those you lead! This episode and all others can be found in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com.
Godspeed in your music making…
Ashton
What’s in front of you.
That.
Just do that.
A mess? Clean it up.
A job? Do it. Do it in a way only you can.
The blinking cursor? Type. And keep typing.
A meal? Taste. Enjoy. Give thanks.
Another’s tears? Hold them. Sit with them. Don’t try to fix them. Just be with them.
What our past was and what are future will become pales in comparison to what Heaven is ushering at our fingertips.
How to tune a heart.
The heart tunes when we begin letting go to what isn’t and start clinging to what actually is.
Fear isn’t much more than an accuser and a thief. Hence the constant trial and robbery we feel when we can’t let go. All the while, Love is the fuel and the engine, the river and the ocean, and the song and the dance of reality’s gorgeous storyline. Hence the cosmic connnection to all things when we’re dialed into and clinging to this Love.
The heart tunes with a surrender to the moment…
…and when the ego lays down…
…and when joy is the thread we choose to weave the blankets of our lives with.
Tune the heart.
Warm the soul.
Sing thy grace.
Ashton.Gustafson 