As mentioned in the video above:

May you be filled with lovingkindness.
May you be safe and protected from all inner and outer dangers.
May you be well in body and mind
May you be at ease and happy.

The above is the Metta prayer, from the Buddhist tradition, and I used to include it at the beginning of every one of my newsletters. With everything that’s currently unfolding in the world, it seems timely to include it again.

The news from here:
(1) As I’ve said before, I’m always wanting to improve the quality of everything that I offer. I’m pleased with how my online offerings are now looking (thank you, Valera green screens, Zoom and Restream!) and sounding (thank you, Stick Enterprises, AKG and Shure microphones, Logic Audio, Apple computers, and Mackie mixing boards!). Please e-mail me and let me know what you think.
(2) My theme for 2022, harkening back to my Camino trek across Spain in 2019, is SIMPLICITY – and I find myself embodying that theme more and more deeply. My early morning runs (now 9 km), followed by prayer and affirmations, give me fuel for the day; money is flowing into my experience, from both expected and unexpected sources; my beloved Kim and I continue to joyously thrive; and my creativity is finding expression in more and more ways (including my weekly Morning Musings, performances [both live and online] at church services, retirement homes, and with local groups; my book about the Camino [I’m now at 8,000 words!]; and voice over work).

AND… All of that seems to pale in significance to what is unfolding in the world – the struggle, pain and suffering occurring in Ukraine, in Russia, and in many other countries. (And COVID is still with us too.)

As a result, my weekly chants continue to be about love and loving.

The chant that I want to share with you from this month is called “A Safe Space”, and was inspired by “Room In Our Hearts”, a poem from Sandy Wilder at The Educare Unlearning Institute. Here’s the poem:

May we each find our heart
overflowing with compassion
for perpetrators and perpetrated.

We are needed right now
at the most unconditioned level
we can access.

If your mind is inclined to judge
it is because it wants to feel better
than another, and thus feel valued.
Feed it too with compassion and honour
that it is doing its best.

Can you provide a safe space
for another, for each and every other,
even for your mind,
in your borderless, authentic heart?

We are all children
wanting to rainbow to Love.

Here are the words to “A Safe Space”:

May I – provide a safe – space
For each and every other in my heart
(repeat)

May – I – love
(repeat)

May you – provide a safe – space
For each and every other in your heart
(repeat)

May – you – love
(repeat)

May we – provide a safe – space
For each and every other in our hearts
(repeat)

May – we – love
(repeat)

The chant begins at 4:27 in this month’s video (above). May it serve you well!

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, dear Friend? What’s most resonating in YOU this month? Do YOU have a word/theme for 2022? WHEREVER you are on your journey, I’d love to hear from you, and I welcome any and all 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

I’ve now created 83 chants for my weekly “Morning Musings” broadcast (live on Wednesdays at 9 AM Pacific on my Facebook page, or any time on my YouTube channel). I also continue to serve many churches in both Canada and the U.S. (live, online via streaming, and with pre-recorded videos), as well as local retirement homes and in several local groups.

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

– VIDEOS

To watch my
Morning Musings,
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 create a Safe Space for EACH and EVERY other in our hearts.

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