This is a slogan that was made popular as a way to encourage people to meditate. However, I’ve found it to be true regardless of whether you meditate or not. In order to access all that is available to you in life, it’s necessary to go within and listen to your own inner knowing, yourRead more
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Note from Elise: Occasionally I invite guests to post their thoughts for you. I think you’ll enjoy the ideas and unique voices. At the end of each post, you can read a brief bio about the guest author. Enjoy! ******* Mary Klein When asked to write a guest blog post, I decided to share withRead more
“The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.” (Ram Dass) When we live from our mind, we evaluate, rationalize and compartmentalize much of our experience of life. We refrain, wait and see, assess, look for the best timing, and generally think about things rather than doing them. The heart, onRead more
“I’ve learned to trust what I call the Braille method of living — relinquishing grand plans and schemes in favor of an intuitive approach, feeling my way from tree to tree, relinquishing my attempts to control the world and learning, instead, to trust a discerning surrender.” (Stephen Cope) I can totally relate to what StephenRead more
What do you know for sure? When I ask that I mean know with every fiber of your being, know at your deepest core, know for certain is true for you? Whatever it is, follow it and go with it…for that is your truth. It may feel uncomfortable to think about living this way —Read more
Surprise! I’ll bet you weren’t expecting a pop quiz from a blog? But it’s time. Only if you’d like to, volunteer to take this quiz (because nothing is mandatory — there are no rules). Question #1: Examine everything you’ve learned from school, church, books, community leaders, etc. Discard anything that no longer fits with yourRead more
I dare you to dream — to dream big, to dream daily, to dream outlandishly. I dare you to do it your way — to ignore the unsolicited advice from well-meaning others, to follow your internal GPS’s guidance, to trust your intuition. I dare you to feel — to feel pain, to feel joy, to feelRead more
