Elyssa's Mission: Who's Elyssa?

Real

by Elyssa Meyers

Throughout my life so far, I conclude that one thing is certain: whatever we are, we are always real. I believe that at all times we feel, whether it's with our hands or our hearts; we can embrace sadness, happiness, fright or madness. We are always in control of how we choose to deal with our emotions. How we deal with the past and future is irrelevant to how we deal with now, The Precious Present is the precious present, as Spencer Johnson teaches us.

Our journey is to find ourselves. Most of us spend too much time in our lives searching for our identity. "What an absurd amount of energy I have been wasting all my life trying to figure out how things 'really are,' when all the time they weren't." I agree with Hugh Prather, we can't strive for life, we have to be it. We can't plan out our life on paper. We have to live it by our hearts. "Only the stillness of my heart is consistent, and it does not dictate how to behave but merely how to see." I take that and think, well, then the question is not what to do, but where within me I am looking. We must look with our mind's eye and unveil the truth.

The launch of my journey was when I decided I wanted to know the reason for the way I was feeling. That was my beginning. I have learned that to actually look for your path is a waste of time; it doesn't exist. It's whether we take the time to dig into ourselves to find our core that we truly understand ourselves. It is created with three relationships: surrounding people, the holy God and yourself.

I believe we create our own path. Faith in God will help guide us, but it is I who lifts my foot and takes another step. We take what we want from life and make it what we choose. Our choices determine our life. One of the hardest concepts is that once we do something, we can't take it back. No matter what we say or do afterward, what's done is done. Everything is so permanent. With that knowledge my outlook on life changes. It all comes down to one simple thing: I don't want to mess up.

When I grow up, I want to help other people. That is my gift to the world. The way I see it, if I start understanding myself now, I will be able to understand others later. I don't just want to listen to what people say to me, but feel what they mean. I have the power to make people smile, and I want to use that as much as I can. I know I am only one person, but when I grow up if I only make one person happy, it will make a difference. That is the world's gift to me. That is real.


		Real by Elyssa Meyers Throughout my life so far, I conclude that one thing is certain: whatever we are, we are always real. I believe that at all times we feel, whether it's with our hands or our hearts; we can embrace sadness, happiness, fright or madness. We are always in control of how we choose to deal with our emotions. How we deal with the past and future is irrelevant to how we deal with now, The Precious Present is the precious present, as Spencer Johnson teaches us. Our journey is to find ourselves. Most of us spend too much time in our lives searching for our identity. "What an absurd amount of energy I have been wasting all my life trying to figure out how things 'really are,' when all the time they weren't." I agree with Hugh Prather, we can't strive for life, we have to be it. We can't plan out our life on paper. We have to live it by our hearts. "Only the stillness of my heart is consistent, and it does not dictate how to behave but merely how to see." I take that and think, well, then the question is not what to do, but where within me I am looking. We must look with our mind's eye and unveil the truth. The launch of my journey was when I decided I wanted to know the reason for the way I was feeling. That was my beginning. I have learned that to actually look for your path is a waste of time; it doesn't exist. It's whether we take the time to dig into ourselves to find our core that we truly understand ourselves. It is created with three relationships: surrounding people, the holy God and yourself. I believe we create our own path. Faith in God will help guide us, but it is I who lifts my foot and takes another step. We take what we want from life and make it what we choose. Our choices determine our life. One of the hardest concepts is that once we do something, we can't take it back. No matter what we say or do afterward, what's done is done. Everything is so permanent. With that knowledge my outlook on life changes. It all comes down to one simple thing: I don't want to mess up. When I grow up, I want to help other people. That is my gift to the world. The way I see it, if I start understanding myself now, I will be able to understand others later. I don't just want to listen to what people say to me, but feel what they mean. I have the power to make people smile, and I want to use that as much as I can. I know I am only one person, but when I grow up if I only make one person happy, it will make a difference. That is the world's gift to me. That is real.