WALKING BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT
Today I learned that through our 5 senses, our brain receives 11 million bits of information EVERY SECOND, but our conscious mind can only perceive about 50 bits of that information! And those 50 bits are often based on pre-conceived ideas, our personal conditioning, and personal bias! Imagine the infinite possibilities that exist in any given moment just outside our line of vision! Let’s breathe, pray, relax, and open to the miracles all around us. We don’t know what we don’t know.
THE NEW CURRENCY
A few days ago, in my quiet time alone with God, this image came to me clearly—money as we’ve known it, bills of every denomination, floating skyward and literally exploding in mid-air. It was the image of a system that has driven and divided us for centuries, and a way of life that is now unraveling in plain sight.
But below, something new was rising.
People.
People of every race, color, and background… reaching out. Feeding each other. Helping each other. Holding hands. Lifting one another up. Connecting in love, in compassion, in community.
This, I believe, is the new currency.
Not paper. Not power. Not profit.
But kindness. Connection. Care.
The old is imploding. The new is emerging.
And each moment, we are given a choice:
To cling to and fight for what is crumbling,
or to become part of what is rising.
I choose to be part of the new currency.
I choose love.
FLOWERS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
On this day designed for love, romance, and connection (if Valentine’s Day were all it could be), I wrote a love letter to God.
I don’t know what to say today. I feel like I need to not speak. Not think. Not discuss, plan, or contemplate. I feel like leaning back into Your loving arms and residing with You in the eye of the storm. Swirling activity all around me. My son’s journey, Chat GPT (the newest Artificial Intelligence), the new project I am embarking on, my clients, my time relapse yesterday, and most likely my money relapse that is still to come today. The din of voices, noise, personal dramas, and the clanging cymbals of anxiety demanding my attention. A world I no longer recognize.
And in the chaos of it all, leaning back into You. Today is like sitting together in the shade at the edge of the playground, watching all the activity…the fights that break out, the games in progress, the fun, the scraped knees, the timeouts…and then turning away, taking a walk alone together into a beautiful, multi-colored field of flowers. Sitting on the ground and leaning back into You, God, and seeing the sky. Really seeing the sky. There is so much more than we know. Maybe all of this is Artificial Intelligence- people scrambling, gathering bits and pieces of data, rearranging them, then giving them some kind of meaning. And beyond it all, here, alone with You, in quiet and peace- there is LOVE. There is TRUST. There is vibrant, multi-colored life. There is US. I love this field of flowers.
Changing My Mood
I have been struggling. Not with writing my book, or creating my online course, or staying home this summer when I had a glorious 3-month adventure around the country last summer…I have been struggling what I make of it all. As soon as I decide to take action and move forward on a project I care about, my internal disciplinarian emerges. She is like a teacher, wearing a buttoned-up black suit, tight bun, and walking around smacking a ruler into her hand, ready to strike if I let up, breathe, or dare to stop. Although many years have passed, I still feel like that nervous school girl in 7th grade at the private, all-girl school in which she had to make the honor roll or else. Yes, I want to get things done. I want to have my voice heard and become visible…but not like this. Let me go back to that sweet girl and get her. My bright, hard working, perfectionistic self. Let me lovingly take her hand and lead her out of her self imposed prison into the clean, fresh air and streaming sunshine. Let me show her the flowers, the trees shimmering with light in the gentle breeze, and let her hear the birds singing. There is a better way to do this. I want to quietly slip out of the suffocating, cellophane wrapping of others expectations that I agreed to wear on “their” behalf, because I thought they knew and I didn’t. I want to walk freely, easily, and deliciously into a new beginning. My own, personal dance with the Divine. My hand in Yours, God. Beauty surrounding us. Stepping out into the open air. I would love to dance, play, discover, explore, and create with You. A long, luxurious, refreshing breath, and begin. ❤️
This End has brought so many New Beginnings September 20, 2021
A special thank you for an amazing summer…we love you more than words can ever say…
Arbonne August 27, 2021
A Delicate Matter…
This is day 70 of our amazing trip, and just wanted to mention how GRATEFUL I am for Arbonne’s fiber boost while traveling 
I said to Elijah that I wanted to find a way to share this without grossing anyone out. Eli said “Just tell them it will make you scat like a bear”. OMG! I am so not like my son…but he did make me laugh.
You can try anything from Arbonne for 90 days and if you don’t love it, you can return it! Another reason I love Arbonne. 
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The Sunflower Café August 27, 2021
Breakfast at the fabulous Sunflower Cafe at Glacier Campground. Delicious huevos rancheros, great coffee, and long strands of uncooked fettuccini to stir the coffee with to reduce waste. Spent the day driving toward Yellowstone with amazing Chinese/Thai takeout for dinner at the campground with the mountains and a Montana sunset as a backdrop. Tonight we did something we haven’t done in the camper since we started this trip, we watched a movie together! It is so weird and wonderful to think that we haven’t watched TV, I haven’t read books or written in my journal. All the self- reflecting, reading and writing I thought I would do hasn’t happened. My wise friend April said “You’re busy LIVING right now, you will have time to read and reflect when you get home”. I love that.
Brotherly Love August 11, 2021
A Beautiful Day With Family!
Such a wonderful day visiting with my brother, Ron, and sister-in-law, Joanne, in their lovely home amidst the vineyards and hills of Sonoma County. They showered us with gifts and welcomed us with so much love! As we walked and talked, the years that have past since we were last together fell away, and it was as if we had never been apart. Love is funny that way. I am so grateful for my beloveds!
Don’t Tell Elijah July 3, 2021
Shhhh… Don’t tell Elijah we have all started using his Arbonne 3 in 1 wash for men. It smells great, makes our skin and hair soft, and it is just so darn easy when traveling. Thank goodness I sell this stuff, as I am now obsessed.
Inspiring Life with Elizabeth 
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