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The Spiritual Human — a poetic guide to Life on Earth is now available for pre-release purchase! Click the link to purchase your copies now (saving $6.95 off the cover price) and they will ship Oct. 2nd when the book is released. (or simply go to the Books tab on this website) http://eliseonlife.com/books/ With 190 poemsRead more

In my last post, I asked you to look at what our societal priorities are. Today, I’d like to encourage you to look at what your personal life priorities are. For each individual’s priorities are reflected in a society’s priorities. When enough people have the same or similar priorities, then they become societal priorities — makes sense, right?Read more

When you step back and look at the American culture, from politics to the economy to the life of a typical American, based on what you see, what would you say is our country’s top priority? Some possible answers might include: money achievement fame acquisition of things growth individualism capitalism Now, without judging the wayRead more

While you’re here, what will you produce? How will you contribute? But wait a minute, I’m not talking about producing in the sense that we typically think of. Instead I’m wondering how you will allow your essential nature to shine forth its unique radiance. “You are not on this planet to produce anything with yourRead more

you are not the clothes  you wear or the car you drive you are not the education you’ve obtained or honors you’ve received you are not what the scale says or the size and shape of your body you are not what the papers say or even what the fans believe you are not theRead more

that skin color determines worth to put yourself down that it’s okay to litter (especially if it’s something little like gum or a cigarette) that animals are less valuable than humans how to criticize that it’s okay to complain to eat fast food or to crave sweets to analyze everything with your brain that ourRead more

what if every person you met each plant you noticed every animal you encountered and even the rocks of the ground were god in disguise what if that glowing compliment the warm, supportive hug the lust-filled gaze and even the mean smack were god in disguise what if everyone everything everywhere without exception were godRead more

it might appear as though life has a secret lock with a special key required to access joy, delight, peace but if this were true don’t you believe you would also be given a way to unlock it and so it is that you already have everything you need to tap into life’s full bounty whatRead more

Wash yourself of yourself.”  (Rumi) And what is left? God. When we strip away the foibles, idiosyncrasies, patterns of thought, adopted beliefs, and faulty perceptions, we find our essence. It is our receptacle for a divine plug, our basin for the divine water to fill, our purest core and source of oneness. When we allow theRead 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! ******* Dan Erickson Searching for God amongst the sun and stars, I saw God not. IRead more