Elizabeth M. Lykins's Blog

Privilege of a Lifetime

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.’ - Joseph Campbell


Don’t spend your entire lifetime seeking to be someone else… someone that you are not, just to gain approval.


It is an endless search that leads you even further away from knowing who you are.


Take time to know yourself and what you want out of this precious life.


There is nothing more important than that.


The privilege of your entire lifetime is simply being exactly who you are, underneath all of the years of conditioning that have taught you to stifle, bury, and diminish your unique, powerful light.


There is only ever going to be one, unique version of you, with the specific gifts you possess.


Resist allowing yourself to be deceived into thinking that you are not important or one of a kind.


You were born to shine your light, not to live in the shadow of someone else.

The Teacher

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
~Kahlil Gibran

My role as a digital magazine publisher, author, and mentor, is to lead you toward the threshold of your inner self, to re-introduce you to the Universal wisdom within.

We all are in varying stages of awakening to who we really are and are doing the best we know how to do, with our current knowledge. A wise teacher, will prepare you with additional knowledge to support you and gently lead you in the direction of the most fantastic and sobering journey of your lifetime… the journey within.

Spiritual Beings Clothed In An Earthly Form

“When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance; we’ve learned to fly the air like birds, we’ve learned to swim the seas like fish, and yet, we haven’t learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr

In spite of our technological advances and knowledge, mankind is walking around in a state of disassociation from their spiritual self. The spiritual self is who we really are, while our body and human mind are merely a physical means of expressing our spiritual self.

We are spiritual beings clothed in an earthly form. The challenge of mortality lies is in allowing our spirit to lead us and not permitting ourselves to be dominated
by our human mind or physical body. All the knowledge in the world is lost, if we do not understand this and act accordingly. We are brothers and sisters.

I Will Rise

What may be happening, at this very moment, in our relationships, our families, our cities, our states, or our countries, can envelope us with a dark, paralyzing uncertainty. The world is an ever-changing place with some challenges being more difficult to weather than others. Some of us may be living in fear of our lives, our jobs, our health, our safety, or completely overwhelmed by thoughts of being imminently forced out of our homes or separated from our families.

How can we keep ourselves from sinking into despair?

What is crucial to realize is that no matter what is going on around us or outside of us, events have no power over who we really are, internally.

What that means is, that absolutely no one and no earthly power has the ability to destroy your inner spirit, without your permission.

While it is true that individuals may insult you, harm you physically or emotionally, harass, threaten, or be menacing, your human spirit possesses all the clarity and wisdom you need to overcome any of these assaults.

That, which makes you who you are; the human spirit, is timeless and ageless.

You already possess all of the inner fortitude and strength that you need to overcome any obstacle, at the very moment, that the need arises. Your amazing spirit can withstand any trial in life, providing you with all the necessary wisdom you need. Listen carefully to that still, small voice within you, gently attempting to gain your attention, so it can guide you.

As you feel it welling up from within, you will have the courage you need, to rise up and accomplish great things that you never thought were possible.

Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides, just like hopes springing high…still I’ll rise. – Maya Angelou ☯

Reflections on Transcendence