8 Quotes & Sayings By Elise Icten

Elise Icten is a young and dynamic international entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of the Inspiring Women Foundation. She is also a consultant and keynote speaker on mental health, social change, leadership, emotional intelligence, social entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment, building community, and education. Elise graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. She then went on to earn her Master's degree in Counseling from National University Read more

Elise has worked as a mental health counselor, instructor, workshop leader, executive coach, program coordinator for non-profits, manager of special projects at a university counseling center, and as an adjunct professor at California State University East Bay.

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Once upon a time, there was a world. It had three types of people in it. Those who walked a path of fear. Those who walked a path of faith and those who were lost. There were two realities; one that was visible to the senses and the other visible to the soul. Those on a path of fear, would see all things worldly. Those on a path of faith would feel the beauty. Those who were lost were incapable of neither seeing or feeling. Elise Icten
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This reality requires you to bury your nature and conform. This is the only way to survive. It is within this reality one often shares a minuscule of what one could share. Competition and scarcity dominate the mind and the heart shuts down. The lure with which one acquires is left with with subsequent hollowness. There was nothing to be had as all it was, was appearance. The conqueror leaves empty-handed. During a lonely moment, one can go and touch inside. It is here that the spirit shows how life is wasted by living a lie. Elise Icten
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And so in this reality, everything came unseen but perfectly felt. Here, everything shared possessed intensity. The vibrancy of energy moved from one good deed to another. Here one was bigger than his circumstances and here every interaction was multiplied. Here there was no work as every undertaking was a talented blessing. Elise Icten
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Wake up, wake up! ' He said to me' No, I'm still sleepy, do not disturb me' Wake up me child, see the beauty Don't cry, wipe your tears, He said to me' No, I'm so lonely, Nobody understands me' Don't cry my child, embrace the beauty Don't panic, be calm, He said to me' No, you don't understand, I need to earn money' Don't struggle my child, connect to the beauty Don't blame or attach, He said to me' How can I be loving, When they hurt me?' Don't retaliate my child, show them the beauty Don't withhold your love, He said to me' How can I give FatherWhen they only take from me?' Don't fear my child, I replenish the beauty . Elise Icten
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I have come to your group for somewhere to belong, I promise I shall adapt before too long, I will accept anything you ask me to, I have come a long way, I have run away from home'' But you are not like us', the pigeon said to her' You cannot come and pretend you do, Pack your bags and go somewhere new, You can't even sing our song, This is not your home' All the other pigeons stopped talking and stared And their looks made it clear that they also shared That Romy could no longer stay and Romy felt there was no other way But to accept and fly away. Elise Icten
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They all went to Bobbi and tried to reason They told him because of the cold winter, it was a bad season They pleaded with Bobbi and asked if he could shareas they wouldn't survive if he didn't care Bobbi laughed at them and zoomed even louder' What a bunch of losers', he thought even prouder Some bees died and the rest flew away To another field far, far away Elise Icten
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One day, Billy sat homeafter work and prayed, ' Why oh why did you create methis way? The lion looked at Billy and answered, 'first, you must love yourself. Be proud of yourself and jnow you are just as perfect as me.' 'Do not climb over others to reach your height. The more gentle you are, the more others will lift you up.' Billy like this answer and thanked the giraffe.' You are as big and as strong as me. Your job in the dungs is not easy. You have your own unique skills. Be in service and help others.' Billy liked this answer and thanked the elephant. Elise Icten