Month: March 2025

From Blogging to New Beginnings: My Story

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth
A serene seascape with a wooden deck in the foreground, featuring an inspiring quote about determination by Kerri Elizabeth. The sky is light blue with soft clouds, and the calm water reflects the colors of the sky.

Change requires a presence, presence requires a change and both need acknowledgment to serve purpose.

~Kerri-Elizabeth~

Change is inevitable

To all that have followed my Blog for years and been so supportive of me. I appreciate you and love reading your blogs. I enjoy hearing your beautiful stories about life, love, art, and so many other things. Closing my blog to embrace change has been a difficult decision but a necessary one.

I will soon close my blog down. The process of saving and backing up all my work is no small task. Please enjoy reading and writing to me for the next couple of weeks, and then I will send my final good-bye.

I have a new project, I have been working on for years off and on. I am going into the final stages of finishing it. Closing my blog to embrace change will help me focus on this new venture.

This has been a beautiful place to heal and write and so many of you have been such great supporters.

My son’s cancer journey

I started writing for one reason. That soon changed. I began writing my heart and soul out during a long battle. My son, Zakary Ryan, battled Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 19 when diagnosed. At 24, he left behind his physical body to explore new territory. Nothing has been more heart wrenching and life changing for me. Closing my blog to embrace change hasn’t come without many emotions.

Zakary’s journey changed me and continues to. I am now headed into my 8th year of developing a new and most profound relationship with him. What was taken, lost and emptied out is being filled with new knowledge. He is gently guiding me and as I listen more, he moves me more, sometimes not so gently actually. He is a force to be reckoned with.

It is time to close out this part of my journey. It has been changed and transformed a few times over. I have clarity this part of the journey has served its purpose and place. It’s time to say good-bye and embrace closing my blog for the change it will bring.

Sunshine

Sunshine is my soul voice. It is the deepest, most aligned, and authentic version of me. This happens when I am tuned in, of course. My life as everyone’s does, goes in and out of noisy times. Mine is noisy around me and taking extra effort to stay grounded and focused. As I have taken time from Social Media platforms I have noticed a significant change in my concentration and focus. What was an experiment is moving me to shut it down completely. The next couple weeks I will be shutting down all avenues except email and phone of course to contact me.

It has taken some time to evaluate this decision while entering into a new phase of learning and experiences.

I value this experience with WP and everyone here. Nevertheless, it is time to leave now. I have a very big project ahead. Can I do it all? YES, but will I be fully aware while staying connected to my most authentic self? Closing my blog to embrace change will allow me to focus and be fully attentive.

Good-byes

Isn’t there a phrase that teaches us, when one door closes another opens? It’s time to close this door but keep the experience with so many beautiful lessons.

I have tried different avenues to keep this door open while still pursuing the finish of my current project. Every door slam I hear moves me farther into a period of concentration and full presence. This decision wasn’t made quickly but carefully. Closing my blog to embrace change feels like the right step ahead.

Thank you

Thank you for being here when I really needed other voices and friendships to share with. Meaningful voices here have been such a comfort for me during some really tough times. This blog carries many emotional journeys. It is my story from a depth you don’t see on the surface. Thank you to you all.

Nature’s Wisdom: Finding Strength in Storms

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth
A view of a tall tree with a trunk in focus, showcasing bright green and yellow leaves at the top, set against a clear sky.

Growth takes a lifetime of strength through life’s storms, don’t miss a drop of rain or a ray of sunshine.

~Kerri Elizabeth~

Whisper to me your journey to the sky
Speak slowly so I can write them all
Share with me every rain drop you’ve felt
Every shiver in life’s storms that brings strength
As you stand protecting me

Strength through life’s storms creates resilience and endurance.
Share with me every ring you earned at your core
As you share, I’m listening
To the winds shuffling your leaves
The crackling among your branches
The dew among the grass sharing precious reflections
Nature will inspire you with growth
Where God so creatively painted all the answers

After enduring the challenges, you will feel sunshine often after gaining strength through life’s storms.

If you like this one, my hope is you will also like the one posted below:

There is where you’ll be

If you love music , this is a great song:

Emotional depth within sunflowers and the Roots of Perception

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

“Sunflowers seek the sun, yet their strength lies in their unseen roots. Depth isn’t just what we see—it’s what we feel.”

A close-up painting of a sunflower with vibrant yellow and white petals radiating from a dark center, symbolizing warmth and positivity.

Whether in a tree or a sunflower, with eyes closed or open, color there or gone, roots are the traveling wonder with emotional depth.

~Kerri-Elizabeth~

Depth perception colored or not
Precision and emotion, traveling wonder
Emotions spill upon a silently colored moment
Stillness presents depth with or without the amazement of color
Can you see beyond your vision
Where depth is found by the distance a root grows
Surrender your vision to your heart, where emotional depth and perception truly intertwine
Where emotional depth perception sets you apart
How deep do your roots grow
Where are your roots and which way did they go
How deep have they grown
A tree does not say, this way
It is after the storms where depth is gained
It was in the heart where emotional depth perception remains

…………………..

If this poem resonated with you, you might also enjoy my links below:

Kerri-Elizabeth.com 

Pivot for Love
Separately Found While Always Connected

Here is an amazing read on Sunflowers facts…https://www.appleyardflowers.com/flowerdiaries/sunflower-facts/

“Hearing is an Art: Finding Clarity in Nature’s Whisper”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

Where you fall is where you get up, but where you go is either a knowing or a searching, both can lead you, but only one is always with you.

~Kerri-Elizabeth~


A Brush Dipped in Intuition

My words have become a brush dipped in intuition, painting on canvases with no plan—just a deep knowing. In addition, hearing is an art, and lately, I’ve found myself practicing it more than ever. For me, art has become a form of quiet listening—not only with my ears but with my heart. As a result, when I tune into the world around me, I realize more and more that the most profound wisdom often comes when we pause, stop speaking, and simply allow ourselves to hear. In fact, it’s often in the stillness that the world speaks its loudest. Additionally in those moments, I feel as though the world itself is speaking directly to me.

A Brush dipped in intuition

The Illusion of Starting Over

We plan our days, highlight our goals, write them down, and speak them into existence. We hold ourselves accountable—racing against time, competing with expectations, and often landing back at the drawing board. This cycle shows that hearing is an art, where we learn continuously from our experiences.

And when we see that drawing board again—life’s seemingly endless cycle—it rarely sparks the instinct to create. Instead, frustration sets in.

It feels like starting over. But we are never the same, even when the drawing board looks unchanged.

The Illusion of starting over

Looking Back is Moving Forward

Looking back helps us move forward. Reflection is important—it creates wisdom, builds understanding, and teaches us valuable lessons.

It’s a pause, a moment inviting us not only to listen but also to truly hear. Indeed, hearing is an art—one that we often forget amidst the noise of daily life. Furthermore, it carries a tone, a color; sometimes it is a voice, and at other times, it is the whisper of nature.

Waterfall Embrace

Hearing is an Art—Do You Hear It?

We don’t often speak of nature as part of our heart, but rather as a path leading to it.

Yet, nature holds our heartbeat—in the trees, the breeze, the sky’s colors, the lakes, and waterfalls. It flows like a river, answering us because it is part of all we are. We never leave it, and it never leaves us.

Awareness and Emotion: Finding Your Inner Peace

Nature’s Ever-Present Answers

Nature offers solutions in the most magnificent ways. For me, I often find the answers right in front of me, waiting for me to slow down and open my heart.

Maybe you live in the city, where nature seems distant. Have you been so busy with daily life that you don’t notice it? But here’s the truth: nature is still a part of you—your home, your family, your world. It’s always there, even when you can’t see it.

Frustration, anger, and the chaos of life blur our clarity. When that happens, it feels like we’re stuck in a cycle with no way out. However, when you pause, take a deep breath, and reconnect with nature, you’ll find peace and clarity returning.

And remember, nature stands by you—under the sky, upon the earth—always offering its peace. Hearing is an art, and nature reminds us of this. No matter where you are, it waits for you to listen and embrace it.

Natures Seduction

Are You Truly Listening?

The answers are given to us, yet often misread. Sometimes, we must return to them to truly understand.

Hearing is an art, and true listening requires presence.

Are you being reminded of something you already know? Do colors guide you toward a new path? Are you hearing what’s meant to be heard—or filling your space with noise that drowns out the wisdom meant to reach you?

Finding Grace in Silence: Embracing Life’s Challenges

Listening to nature has been proven to improve mindfulness and mental well-being.
Learn more about the benefits here:

https://greggbraden.com/resonance_in_action/

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2019%3A1&version=NIV

It’s a reminder of how nature itself reflects divine beauty and peace.

The Impact of Social Media on Real-Life Connections

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

Colors and experiences come together over time, no truth is in the now, it shows up in the experience over time. (This is often realized through a social media detox reflection.)

~Kerri-Elizabeth~

Thoughts

I have some thoughts I’d love some input on. This won’t be my normal poem post. Instead, I’d like to share something that’s been on my heart and mind.

I recently took all of my apps for SM (I just had two) off my phone. I am seriously contemplating closing both and forever being done with it. This was a step towards my own social media detox reflection.

I’m not sure if our blogs are considered SM but they sure feel more personal. They are connected to our real life experiences and emotions. Sharing and conversing with you all has been enlightening. It’s more of the reality of life experiences rather than the fluff, it resonates. 

If you resonate this may also:

Connection Is Complete

I just have a feeling. There so many beautiful connections I’ve created over the years, great friends all over the world. Its a mission to reach out to many and actually talk personally. Thus, I had a sense of who the person was I was following and being influenced by. Influence is now influencer. What’s real now is harder to see and feel. This reflection solidified my plans for a social media detox.

Connections

I didn’t want to have just digital connections. Instead, I wanted to take the time to see why they chose me or share why I chose them to follow. I made it a mission and made so many great connections. It was not just to do business with, with no agenda except to connect authentically. This thoughtful reflection encouraged my social media detox.

Over the years it seems less and less possible to make those connections authentically. (I have wonderful friends I’ve made, both in business and personally over the years.) Nothing wrong with the business or personal ideas model, except it doesn’t resonate with me right now anyways.

There is a manipulation to it all now that has taken away the fun of it. 

Maybe this is a fleeting feeling. So I am just taking some space away to see what that prompts for me. Part of my social media detox reflection involves understanding these feelings.

If this speaks to you, this may as well:

Complexity and Truth Rival

Whirlwind

I notice if I post then I’m in a trap, a whirlwind of seeing things I can’t un-see. The list of things I think I need, places I want to travel, and painting ideas I can dive into. An hour passes or more. My bum is numb from sitting too long and I lift my head. Reality conflicts with the entire scene in my dream world I didn’t even realize I was in.

 I then have a list of things I want to buy. Our home in my mind has been remodeled and completely redone with all the DIY ideas. I have gardens that look like a fairytale land and I have a new wardrobe. It fits snuggly and beautifully in our new walk-in closet, all organized. In my mind of course, NOT my reality. I guess it really does happen though; that’s what SM says anyways.

I have an awesome life, blessed with love and happiness and challenges. Challenges that would curl your hair. Who doesn’t? I just don’t want to see the fluff right now. It makes the real challenges seem like there is a quick fix if you just follow THEIR recipe to success. 

It’s exhausting!!

Some words to inspire:

Persistent Persuasion

Purpose or Confusion

I’ve heard so many coaches and counselors’ videos online. They give advice on how life would be better if I did it their way. Honestly, I have many times. I have a coach and I wouldn’t be where I am without her expertise. This is not to discount the importance of help and guidance.

I am authentically being led to a social media detox reflection. When you know, it doesn’t quit pushing you until you observe and listen, do you ever feel that?

After a few minutes scrolling, my mind is reeling on every emotion life has blessed me with. BUT, none seem correct. Sheesh 🙄 I started feeling pulled so far out of reality. I started missing what’s really happening and appreciating what IS my absolute AMAZING reality. 

Limits

I actually put limits on my phone. 1 hour collectively a day is all I’d allow to be on my screen. Some days I never came close. On others, an hour was like two seconds. 

That was an amazing experiment. Even down to how many times I went to grab my phone consciously instead of unconsciously. As part of reflecting on my need for a social media detox, I started observing these behaviors more.

Then I wondered why I was sharing anything about my life. Did it really matter or change anyone’s life for the better? Did it connect me to anything worth spending the time on it? Even business, of course it works for many, it’s not that I don’t agree with all that. I just asked myself, is this the way for me at this point? 

A Decision

So I decided at least for now it’s NOT. A social media detox reflection has allowed me to come to this realization.

What are your experiences and thoughts about your space in the SM world?

Here are a few ideas that have been helpful along my path:

https://insighttimer.com and as Judy says so beautifully, music saved her and in turn it helps save me.

Transformation through experience: A Journey of Emotions

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth
Two sunflowers standing tall against a softly blurred background of blue and orange hues.

It took observation to see

Inside

What has been held in

It took the jolt to see

Inside

The wave

The emotion

The feeling

It took time to create the path

A transformation through experience began.

Inside

The least resisted

The path set before me, wasn’t meant to get lost in

It was there to travel through

To experience a transformation

To observe

It was only temporary

Tears changed shape

Steps changed direction

Pain created space

To feel the present

To honor the future

The pain transformed through experience

The urge to leap disappeared

The desire to step with grace appeared

It didn’t happen without seeing all the colors

Feeling all the emotions

It didn’t pass through with a lack of pessimism and optimism intertwined

Transformation through experience started to pass by allowing each to have space

To move

Inside

Freedom has been seen through, transformation

Felt and experienced, as a transformation through my journey

It awaits continually at our meeting place

~Kerri-Elizabeth~

Here is some extra inspiration:

Lucky Coins
Freedom