Stuff Ashley thinks about

I’ve been thinking a lot about lessons to be gained during this time and the notion of non-attachment keeps coming up. For almost all of us, plans have changed quite a lot lately: vacations, school, weddings, festivals, work, family gatherings, and Red Rocks shows to name a few. While it’s important to have plans and goals, I think the type of relationship we have with these plans is important in how we process all of these unexpected changes. 🔹 Traveling the world taught me the practice of non-attachment - losing belongings, unpredictable bus rides, ever-changing plans, saying goodbye to new best friends - as did losing my dad unexpectedly to pancreatic cancer when I was 24. Up until then, I had expected my dad to be there for my future and my wedding and to be the best grandparent but I was forced into the realization that my attachment to this future caused me a great deal of suffering. Grief is hard but one thing you learn is how to let go. 🔹 Can we let go of our plans for now, knowing all is well and we can find happiness in the present? Times are tough but it will get better. With so much change and unknown, disappointment is expected but can we then accept, let go, and move forward? Damn, this is hard but I am trying. 🔹 How are you holding up with all the unexpected changes in your life? 🌙 #nonattachment #tahoe #coronalessons (at West Shore Lake Tahoe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LeEBwDZA9/?igshid=a8pzg5w4sqaf

Ozzy the sheepadoodle in Colorado.

Beach sunset in Thailand, Christmas 2015.