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If you want to change your mood in an instant, what do you do? There are no rules about what you can and can’t do. Some people like to exercise to increase their endorphins, some listen to music, and some have found the quickest way is to have a good laugh. The next time youRead more

BizzyToothMommy blogger, dentist, and business owner Ritu Rao interviewed me recently about how to find fulfillment in your business and life. While her blog is written for dentists who own their own business and are also mothers, our discussion applies to anyone. Enjoy this 22 minute conversation about ways you can find satisfaction in yourRead more

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

Take a moment to listen to the beautiful voice of my friend Mikalene Pedersen Ipson as she sings a song she wrote titled “Happiness is”. She is a wise and talented soul. Send to KindleRead more

We’ve been taught that love is a verb, an action that we take, and while it certainly can express in that way, love is not an action, but rather a state of being. What does this mean?  It means that you dwell in a place of loving, you breathe love, you exude love, you areRead more

“Drop everything in order to find out that when we hold on to nothing, what is left, is all we truly need.”  (David Vendetti) Seriously, what do we really need to live and be happy?  When you stop and think about it, we need very little — food, shelter, clothing, community, air, love, beauty, nature. Read more

Our American culture teaches us so many things that just don’t serve us well in living life.  It teaches us to strive to make money and achieve the American dream, to get a job and work at least 5 days per week, to have lots of things, to place an undue emphasis on how muchRead more

“Do everything with a mind that lets go.  If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.  If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.  If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom.  Your struggles with the world will have come to anRead more

Believe it or not, feeling unhappy and like you’re a victim is a way of feeling alive.  It may be a negative emotion, but at least you’re feeling something.  And if you get in the habit of this, it becomes a way of being….always finding something to be upset about, hurt by, insulted by, injuredRead more