…dance with endings.
There’s a chance we may stop avoiding the endings once we see them as an invitation to the dance.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
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Ashton’s Weekend Listens & Reads
Warren and Charlie offered their annual insights for five hours. For over fifty years, they’ve kept it simple and quiet with peanut brittle and coca-cola.
David Whyte’s poem, Everything is Waiting for You, fits perfectly in any season of life.
Angela Duck confirms that curiosity has a direct correlation with positive feelings in our lives and relationships.
At the center of the universe…
…there is a jazz trio: joy, generosity, and reciprocity. The music they make creates endless waves – each named ‘gift’ – upon which we can surf with our lives, relationships, and vocations.
At the center of our individual, small worlds, there is a scorecard and endless games that involve boundaries, rules, fouls, and the tallying of points as time expires.
Which center will you pledge your allegiance to?
Ashton’s Weekend Read(s)
The art of letter writing is something I’ve noticed leaders do very well. I’ve read two letters to shareholders in the last couple of weeks….one short, one very long. Jeff Bezos ends his final letter as CEO at Amazon in the way only he can. And Jamie Dimon has the sharpest vision I’ve seen.
Godin on Investment and Expenses.
Love and Friendship from the Center for Action and Contemplation.
Red Bird Explains Himself by Mary Oliver.
Good Word of the Day // Doing Without
Episode 188: The Art of Taking Action with Gregg Krech – Good / True / & Beautiful | with Ashton Gustafson
Gregg Krech is an author, poet, and one of the leading authorities on Japanese Psychology in North America. His work has been featured in THE SUN magazine, Tricycle, SELF, Utne Reader, Counseling Today, Cosmopolitan and Experience Life. His books include "Naikan: Gratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection," "A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness," "The Art of Taking Action" and "A Finger Pointing to the Moon." Gregg and his wife, Linda, founded the ToDo Institute (http://www.todoinstitute.org), a non-profit center in Vermont that uses Japanese Psychology as an alternative to traditional Western approaches to psychology. Over the past 25 years, Gregg has introduced Japanese Psychology, particularly Naikan Therapy, Morita Therapy and Kaizen, to thousands of people through his workshops and online courses. His work supports a blend of the psychological, the spiritual and the practical, and helps individuals to clarify purpose, cultivate gratitude, develop compassion and engage in meaningful action.
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