photograph by john c ashworth My father passed away three weeks ago. The shock of it is over. The work of finding my way back to my art has been elusive. Sometimes, though, it’s just a matter of opening an old notebook and combining some old treasure with a recent photograph like this one. In…
Read More13 Life governing principles to help keep you on track curated by john c ashworth I came across a story recently about General Colin Powell and discovered he used to put his 13 most significant, governing principles on a bookmark that he would include with his book giveaway. They’re very good so I thought I…
Read Moreproduced by your big bro john c ashworth. I miss you… April 24th, 1970 – May 16th, 2007 RIP Wendi. I miss you. I think about you often and it always #inspires me to be more… -John
Read MoreFour Simple Questions that will change YOUR Life right now written by john c ashworth This is a simple exercise today and yet one that could change the trajectory of your life significantly forever. I mention this all the time, but this is what the ash flash is truly about…one simple piece of information or…
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Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech 2020 – this is just awesome! Not just for graduates. This message is for all of us… What will YOUR essential service be? shared by john c ashworth congratulations to my niece, Ashley McEwen, on her graduate degree. go get ’em girl! -John
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written by john c ashworth “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -emmerson That’s a quote by Emerson and it’s my favorite one of all time. My wife of 25 years shared it with me on a card when I opened my fitness…
Read Morewritten by john c ashworth Inside the thicket of a deadly pandemic, life outside in nature seems all the more subtly determined to affirm the resilience of life. Just outside my home office window, sitting patiently and steadfast all winter long, a now medium-sized bush sits much more tolerant than I of warmer weather that…
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