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“You’re not going to find the meaning of life hidden under a rock written by someone else. You’ll only find it by giving meaning to life from inside yourself.”  (Dr. Robert Firestone) If you’re searching for meaning in your life, know that while others can certainly help you with where to look, how to look,Read more

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

i began life in a small cocoon mom, dad, home exploring led me to new faces fun experiences and the ability to communicate my thoughts, feelings, questions about life as i grew, so did my world more friends, more ideas i began to question my parents authority, teachers to listen to my friends more andRead more

“The body is such a great school of learning.  It makes you pay attention.”  (Lilias Folan)  Have you’ve ever been cruising through life, ignoring your body’s needs, thinking you’ll address your body at some point (just not right now when you’re busy)…then WHAM! you hit a brick wall? When that happens, your body is tellingRead more

Check out the self-help section of any major bookstore and you’ll be overwhelmed with all the ways you can improve yourself.  I know because I used to read all those books, and would try to apply all those ideas to myself, in a continual quest to become better. And this effort wasn’t without merit, it’sRead more

I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting to get a different result.  I always liked that saying because it rang true to me.  So many of us do this, even though it’s illogical. But last night I heard an evenRead more

Note from Elise:  While I’m traveling for two weeks, I have invited several 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! ******* Pete Athens It sounds so simple – justRead more

“You can feel bad if it makes you feel better…”  (lyrics from a country song)  Sometimes as people learn to live more peacefully, they fall under the mistaken assumption that emotions are bad — that if you’re ‘spiritual’, you don’t have ‘negative’ feelings anymore. But nothing could be further from the truth.  First and foremost, weRead more

“For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.”  (Larry Eisenberg) Resign as policer of others, resign as monitor of wrongs, resign as controller of all things uncontrollable….quit, give up, throw in the towel, acquiesce… I get it — I used to “police” the world.  What did it look like?  Well, if someone pulledRead more