Elise

“It doesn’t matter what your parents did or didn’t do. Nobody but you is responsible for your life. You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself.”

“I think when people say they dread going into work on Monday morning, it’s because they know they are leaving a piece of themselves at home. Why not see what happens when you challenge your employees to bring all of their talents to their job and reward them not for doing it just like everyone else, but for pushing the envelope, being adventurous, creative, and open-minded, and trying new things?”

“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”

“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.”

“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is not my station.’”

“Do not speak badly of yourself - for the warrior within hears your words and is lessened by them.”

“Someone who is worthy of your love will never put you in a situation where you feel you must sacrifice your dignity, your integrity, or your self worth to be with them.”

“You have all these secret thoughts and ideas pent up inside you that you want to share so badly, but have no one to share them with. You don’t dare trust just anyone with them, and you’re frightened to let someone see what lurks beneath. Yet, you’re curious, you want to be heard, you want to be seen, you just don’t know how.”

You know what? You're an individual, and that makes people nervous. And it's gonna keep making people nervous for the rest of your life.

May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears, and above all, may silence make you strong.

“Be with someone who will take care of you. Not materialistically, but take care of your soul, your well-being, your heart, and everything that’s you.”

“Nothing, storm or flood, must get in the way of our need for light and ever more and brighter light. The truth is the light and light is the truth.”

“Your heart understood mine. In the depth of the fragrant night, I listened with ravished soul to your beloved voice. Your heart understood mine.”

“The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.”

Your journey in life has several parts and a variety of levels. I’m learning to master the art of stillness and gratefulness, all while appreciating that everything I go through that are both uncomfortable and comfortable is preparation for that next level. I appreciate the importance of letting go and flowing with the spirit for where my path is taking me. Y’all it’s beautiful when you don’t quite understand what’s happening, but when you know that it’s big and that you’ll gain great joy from it. So don’t get stuck in discouragement, because it doesn’t look or feel like you want it to. It’s going to look better and feel supernaturally amazing when you reach the destination on that part of your journey. Praise him for the “yes”. Don’t complain about the “wait”. And always thank him for the “no”. Your blessing is in all of that, I promise. But you will only see it, if you choose to see it. Much love to you all on this beautiful day.

“Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.”