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Hypocrisy and the Love Your Neighbor T-Shirt

by Elisa | Jul 26, 2023 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Hard Conversations, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Love Your Neighbor, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces | 0 |

Why I couldn’t wear the “Love your neighbor” t-shirt and how we become.

Reframing Welcome With Women of Welcome

by Elisa | Mar 25, 2023 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

What if you are bad at welcoming internationals? Can you reframe your welcome?

10 Myths About Being an Everyday Advocate

by Elisa | Sep 14, 2022 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Giving Back, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity, Seeking Justice | 0 |

What types of activism and advocacy myths have you believed? Check these out to learn to do good better!

Making A Difference Through Proximity

by Elisa | Jan 7, 2022 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

Proximity is powerful.It shouldn’t surprise us to know that there is a direct correlation...

3 Questions Know What To do With Needs: An Example Based on Afghan Refugees

by Elisa | Dec 28, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Giving Back, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

Three questions to ask when confronted by needs, like these of Afghan refugees in my area

In Honor of a World Changer

by Elisa | Oct 12, 2021 | Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces | 0 |

This poem is in honor of a world changer, Leah Flores, who died recently.

Advocating Well For the Homeless

by Elisa | Sep 13, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Poverty, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

What does it look like to advocate well for the homeless? Especially when we are just everyday people? Learn some tips and wisdom here!

Trauma Informed Everyday Advocacy

by Elisa | Sep 5, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Community, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Global Health, Hard Conversations, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States | 0 |

Ice and coffee exploded over the corner table, running in rivulets to the floor. The woman started...

How To Foster Generosity

by Elisa | Jul 30, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Kindness, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

How do we foster generosity in our home, community and world? In this interview with Leah at A Generous Life, we can get a lot of tips on how.

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 | 0 |

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.

The Old TOMS Shoes

by Elisa | Feb 6, 2021 | Adventure, Being World Changers, Fair Trade Products, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Global Health, Human Trafficking, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Poverty, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Socially Conscious Brands, Ways to Make a Difference | 0 |

My old TOMS shoes have empowered me become someone, have carried me unique places, have served me best in one specific way, and are evidence of one fact. Check it out.

Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homeschooling

by Elisa | Jul 23, 2020 | Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Hard Conversations, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces | 0 |

If you’ve been schooling at home this Spring or considering homeschool for next year because of...

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Hypocrisy and the Love Your Neighbor T-Shirt

10 Myths About Being an Everyday Advocate

Making A Difference Through Proximity

3 Questions Know What To do With Needs: An Example Based on Afghan Refugees

In Honor of a World Changer

Advocating Well For the Homeless

How To Foster Generosity

How To Not Be a Bad Advocate for Social Change

The Old TOMS Shoes

Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homeschooling

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