Holiday Grounding 3.0: Generosity of Spirit

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

I never start Christmas shopping until the week (or day) before Christmas. I know, ludicrous. I literally have an emotional and mental block against starting any earlier. Call it procrastination, call it laziness, call it stupid, call it whatever you want— I’m cool with it. I love a hard deadline and have always been drawn to excitement and adventure with a heavy dash of adrenalin. Practical and organized are not typically words people use to describe me, quite the contrary actually. Lead with vulnerability, right? I’m also very cool with that.

DESIRE. CONNECT. THRIVE., PERSPECTIVES, RELATIONSHIP INSPIRATION, SPIRITUALITYKatie GustafsonDecember 15, 2016christmas, generosity, holiday grounding, maya angelou, rat pack, ruthie lindsey, songwritingComment

Matthew Perryman Jones: Finding My Voice

My song was my salvation.

-Matthew Perryman Jones

Backstory

I have been a massive MPJ ( Matthew Perryman Jones) fan ever since I heard his unforgettably haunting voice pair with simple guitar chords at a local church in downtown Nashville probably close to fifteen years ago. I remember thinking to myself, “Now, THAT is how a hymn is supposed to sound.” It was this stunning mix of clarity and brokenness; youthful, yet carrying the weighty wisdom of an old soul. I didn’t know who he was, but I hoped I’d always have access to that voice somehow. Thankfully, his burgeoning career as a singer/songwriter has opened up a whole new world of music and truth for fans and friends, alike.

CREATIVE LIFE, RESOURCES, SPIRITUALITYKatie GustafsonNovember 3, 2016anxiety, depression, enneagram, Matthew Perryman Jones, music, songwritingComment