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If you’ve ever wondered how some people can experience painful situations and yet still remain calm and peaceful, the answer is to change your perspective to a wider, larger context. When we rise up to a bigger picture, a broader view, a more universal lens, then the pain dissipates, diffuses, releases and becomes a non-issue,Read more

There are times when I feel very inspired to take (or not take) a certain course, yet to others who are observing my behavior it may not appear to be a logical choice. What I’ve learned is that there are times in life when we are called upon to totally trust our own inner knowing inRead more

Note from Elise:  Occasionally I invite guests to post their thoughts for you. I think you’ll enjoy their ideas and unique voices. At the end of each post, you can read a brief bio about the guest author. Enjoy!   *******   Bill Bauman   Eleven principles for truly intimate relationships   (for those whoRead more

Certain things excite me — like reading that there is a new nonprofit group taking donations from people so it can buy debt for pennies on the dollar. But instead of “owning” the debt to make money on it, this group will abolish it. Poof! No more debt.   You may wonder how this couldRead more

why do i do this putting myself into situations that demand so much offering so little free time taking all my energy, focus   what if i stopped driving myself so fast, furious allowed space to pause breathe just be   would i be a slacker unmotivated without ambition   or would i be balancedRead more

How is it that two people can experience the same thing yet have different stories about what happened? It’s because we interpret reality differently based on our unique lens on life, based on the story we tell ourselves about what happened.   But what if you could recognize that it is only a story, oneRead more

So you just finished a fantastic spiritual workshop or seminar and have tons of great concepts spinning around in your brain…but wait…don’t set those notes on the bookshelf thinking you’ll read through them and use them someday. You know it’s not likely that you’ll get back to them once they’re conveniently out of sight. Instead,Read more

Note from Elise:  Occasionally I invite guests to post their thoughts for you. I think you’ll enjoy their ideas and unique voices. At the end of each post, you can read a brief bio about the guest author. Enjoy!   *******   Ellen Anderson   The world is in the midst of tremendous changes, andRead more

Dear Readers, If you enjoy the poetry I share on my blog, be sure to get your copy of The Spiritual Human — a poetic guide to Life on Earth. In it, I’ve organized much of my poetry so that it walks you through the stages (which are not truly linear) or aspects of mergingRead more

I know what it’s like to wish I could live someone else’s life, to be scared and to have recurring nightmares.   I know what it’s like to wake up from a nightmare and realize that my life is just as bad as the bad dream.   I know what it’s like to run intoRead more