20 Hacks to Survive Family Dinner

by Elisa | Jun 1, 2021 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces

Want to raise world changers? Give your kids confidence with family dinner through these twenty hacks to survive family dinner

May 2021: Petitions And Social Action For Current Events

by Elisa | May 13, 2021 | Being World Changers

We are half way through May and during my #JusticeDaily IG videos, stories and posts we've collected quite a few petitions and social action ideas for current events to step forward in. Wait--petitions? Some of you might want to click away when I mention signing...

Why Are UNACCOMPANIED Children Coming To the Border?

by Elisa | Apr 29, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Raising Kids, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

What is happening with all the unaccompanied children at the border and why are they here? And what do we do about it if we live in San diego?

How To Not Be a Bad Advocate for Social Change

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Giving Back, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Your Voice on Racism

Occasionally, the best way to learn how to do something well is by learning what not to do. I empower people to be good advocates for social change, but these days I am seeing a lot of bad activism. Here are things not to say if you want your advocacy and activism to be better-received.

What Is An Advocate?

by Elisa | Apr 15, 2021 | Being World Changers

What is an advocate mean? How do we define average advocate?

Jerusalem Old City Easter Series

by Elisa | Apr 4, 2021 | Adventure, Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart

Peace Comes at a Price Here's my pic from the alleged Garden of Gethsemane. True, the olive trees in this garden are hundreds of years old. True, they are at the base of the Mount of Olives. And historically true, Jesus spent some of his last hours within a kilometre...

Our Tenth Anniversary with #BOT2021: Faith, Hope & Love

by Elisa | Mar 4, 2021 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Human Trafficking, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference

We believe everyone should be free! This is the TENTH year since I started Blackout Trafficking (formerly the Little Black Dress Project). Over these ten years, we've raised just shy $100K for anti-trafficking organizations, mostly the little guys (whom I am...

How I’ve Been Getting Over Jealousy and Insecurity

by Elisa | Feb 16, 2021 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces

One thing that I've always really struggled with is a tendency to be jealous and insecure. But recently I've been getting over jealousy and insecurity. Let me tell you how. The Opposite of Confidence Remember that time you felt so awkward that you wanted to crawl into...

Making Kindness Signs #KindnessQuest

by Elisa | Feb 14, 2021 | Adventure, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Kindness, Raising Kids, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

Love doing intentional acts of kindness with your family and friends too? Check out this simple action, making kindness signs to change the world! Here are the very simple steps to make a difference in this way. #KindnessQuest Bringing a little joy locally by making...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Storm Chaser; Change Chaser: On Saying Goodbye

How Can Anyone Say Goodbye? I’m starting to feel all panicky that I am leaving all my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

The Honest Truth About Loving Deeper (Art of Advocacy)

Loving others seemed good and something to be defined by. Until it was loving the same small group...

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

Have You Started a Nonprofit?

Should I start a nonprofit? Trying to answer this question. But I need the help of everyone who IS starting a nonprofit!

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

How Stories Heal Us and Prevent Burnout for World Changers

Working through our own stories and triggers are essential as we make a difference if we want to be fully alive and prevent burnout. Check out this interview covering this.