Author: Elliott

I published this piece of prose on July 25th 2007 but it was on a different server and the blog was under a different name, so I doubt there is any record of it, save the possibility of someone, on my list at that time, having kept it because it spoke to them. I came… Continue reading It Still Sounds so Easy

One of the things I absolutely love about living this moment to moment experience of life are all the serendipitous things which happen in my life. Many are daily and sometimes they are even hourly. Friday, after I had created my blog post on remembering, I went back to work clearing out old emails from… Continue reading The Serendipitous Life is the Only Life for Me

When we are still in the process of remembering who and what we are, we can be confused by the appearance of separateness. When we fully recall the Truth of our being, all sense of separation vanishes. Think about these words from Tomas Stubbs: You see an endless vista of mountain tops poking through the clouds.… Continue reading The Wisdom of Remembering

I have written before how I long to be like Mary Oliver. Oh, I have no desire to be a woman nor do I dream of possessing any of her physical attributes or accumulations. No, my longing is to have such an amazingly discerning eye, a gifted descriptive mind, and a vocabulary that allows for… Continue reading Oh, To Be Like Mary Oliver

Today I want to briefly examine happiness versus pleasure. Happiness is such a broad topic; I find it remarkably difficult to approach. In the past when I have discussed happiness I have received considerable criticism, mostly from people who disagreed with my perception of what it means to be happy. Happiness is an individual endeavor;… Continue reading Happiness is a Choice

  Today we are going to look at some of the teachings of Gangaji, primarily from her book Hidden Treasure – Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story. Hidden treasure: Uncovering the truth in your own life story. (2011). New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher. Gangaji takes a slightly different approach to our stories than Byron… Continue reading Gangaji’s Perspective on Our Stories

On July 22nd I hastily posted a Secret entitled: Prayer for an Open Heart and Mind and I mentioned that I would like to share some quotes from authors who addressed this idea that “we are not our stories.” First off, I apologize to everyone for posting such a poorly written piece. I wrote it… Continue reading Life Can be Effortless

We create the lives we see by the truths we have accepted.   I have had so much fun creating and posting these pictures this week, I decided to purchase a new domain name and am going to post these pictures each day. The new site is called SelectedThoughts and will be functional within a… Continue reading Truth Creates

I was listening to a recording of Mike Dooley which was on an old hard drive. He made this statement, and it made so much sense to me, I thought I would share it.

Our inner and outer lives harmonize when we become mystics. May we all become mystical. Consider these words: