As mentioned in the video above:

1) Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are deeply into Autumn/Fall! My two favourite things about this time of year are seeing the multi-coloured leaves, and coming in from cold, damp, dark days and snuggling up with my beloved Kim under a blanket! I hope that you’re enjoying the change of season, and all that it brings – AND, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, I hope that you’re enjoying Spring and the coming of Summer!

2) What’s new and good in my life?
I always base this on the 4 Pillars: Health, Wealth, Love and Self-Expression.
Self-Expression: I’m making a LOT of music these days! I’ve now created 63 chants for my weekly “Morning Musings” broadcast (live on Wednesdays at 10 AM Pacific on my Facebook business page, or any time on my YouTube channel), and 10 of 12 chants for The 12 Powers Club. I also continue to virtually serve many churches in both Canada and the U.S. (both live and with pre-recorded videos ). In the coming month, I’ll be performing (on fretless bass and Chapman Stick) as part of a Joni Mitchell tribute on Nov. 4th and 5th, at a “hybrid concert” (which will be both live and online) with Wendy DeMos on Nov. 21st, and at a retirement home on Nov. 24th (the first one in two years!). Details for ALL of my performances can always be found online on my Calendar page.
Wealth: Thanks to all of this activity, I’m now debt free! For a while, I was living beyond my means, AND those days are now over. I look forward to saying more about this new reality as it deepens for me.
Health: AND… My days have been a bit TOO full. I look forward to soon returning to my long morning walks, which so deeply ground me and connect me to my Camino experience. In the meantime, I’ve discovered a simple ritual which you too might find helpful: when I drive, rather than listening to the radio, I take the time to just notice my breath. (Of course we don’t have to just do this while we’re driving, AND driving is a great opportunity to try this simple ritual!)
Love: I continue to feel blessed beyond measure for my beloved wife Kim. It’s very powerful to truly love and to be truly loved!

Life is GOOD! And I trust that it’s good for you too, and getting better all the time. 🙂

 3) This month, I’ve been exploring ZEAL – an important part of my 2021 theme of SURRENDER, which is a deepening of my 2020 theme of FREEDOM. My chants have been about the Power of Zeal, 3 ways that Zeal can manifest in our lives and how to address that, an intention/prayer for us to use our Zeal for the good of all, and a gentle invitation for us to connect with our Zeal by focusing on what brings us joy.

While I’m very proud of all 4 of the chants that I created this month, this month’s video features the one that I think best speaks to how we’re all feeling these days, and offers a gentle invitation for us to connect with – to ignite – our Zeal: by focusing on what brings us joy. (It was inspired by a Unity church affirmation and by an article written by Rev. DeeAnn Weir Morency.) The chant begins at 6:29 in this month’s video (above). May it serve you well! (You can hear a longer version of it here.)

And, as always…
You can listen to my songs and chants here and here.
You can find the words to my songs and chants here.
You can buy my CDs here.

How about YOU, *|FNAME|*? What’s most resonating in YOU this month, and how can I best serve YOU? WHEREVER you are on your journey, I’d love to hear from you, and I welcome suggestions for future Morning Musings or whatever else you’d like to share. Please e-mail me; we’re all in this together, and we have much to learn from each other. (THANKS for being a part of my journey, and SPECIAL THANKS to all of the kind souls who respond to my newsletters; reading your comments is always a highlight of my month.)

APPRECIATION

Every Monday on my Facebook business page, I post messages of appreciation.
Please have a look, join the conversation, and SHARE the posts with your friends. 

UPCOMING AND ONGOING EVENTS

– PERFORMANCES

For the most up-to-date information, please click on any date in my online calendar.

– VIDEOS

To watch my
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Keynote Concerts,
Facebook Live Concerts,
Performance Videos,
and Small Steps Big Life: Walking The Camino videos,
please click here. 

As a very dear and wise friend in Montreal once said to me, “All I can offer you is my experience”.

My sincere desire, in every one of my newsletters, is to encourage us all to live our Big Lives one Small Step at a time.

Much love to you, dear Friend.
May we ignite our Zeal by listening to what makes our hearts sing,
and by focusing on what brings us JOY.

Go with Love,
– Nathen

Nathen Aswell
Performing Songwriter / Inspirational Speaker
Encouraging people to live Big Lives one Small Step at a time
NathenAswell.com
paypal.me/NathenAswell
(604) 618-4429