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Dear Readers, Since November 2010, I’ve been inspired to write daily posts for my blog; however, something is shifting now. Starting this week, I’ll be posting several times a week (instead of daily). I’ll continue to enjoy sharing my perspectives on life through prose and poetry via this blog, and on September 1st, I’ll alsoRead 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! ******* Daniel Landström Talk to me about Love Indulge me with the lushest portrayal ~ ThusRead 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

Do you feel supported by life? Sometimes we are being supported in many ways that we don’t recognize or take the time to appreciate. Perhaps we are looking for a certain number of dollars each month to show that we are taken care of and supported; but life may be supporting us in much deeperRead more

Morris Langlo West, in his novel The Shoes of the Fisherman, described what it takes to be an enlightened human being. What caught my attention was his statement that we must embrace “the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying.” That is asking a lot, and yet, when we are in a placeRead 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 Pack up, drive out, stake a spot in wilderness beckoning. Look up, listen, submergeRead more

joy  fun happiness can be seen as whimsical things unnecessary to our survival but perhaps it’s time for us to recognize the importance (and yes, the necessity) of laughter bliss giggles isn’t it time that we start taking happiness seriously Send to KindleRead more

it doesn’t matter to me if you remember my name or can picture my face as long as you remember someone cared in your time of desperation someone dried your tears comforted you *** it doesn’t matter to me if you tell others who i was or what i did for you as long asRead 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