Happy New Year!

The new year is here and we are excited! As you know, the start of a new year is perfect for initiating projects or jump starting old ones. We have some ideas lined up for 2011 and we hope that you'll join us as we work towards materializing each and every one of them!

Elevate Poetry Lounge has always been a place that values quality over quantity in regards to the events we've held. Although we still value quality and connecting with people who encourage and inspire us we're ready to take that idea and kick it up a notch! This year is all about taking things to new heights. Get ready for more discussions, open mic nights, and maybe a conference or two. The sky is the limit and we're ready to fly.

Please check back here on the blog as we'll be keeping you updated on the weekly activities and events held in world.

Peace and Prosperity,
Elevate Staff

Inspiration 2011

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

~Ralph Waldo Emmerson

It's been a while since I've posted but I felt the beginning of the year is an excellent time to start fresh!

I sat here reflecting on the mission of Elevate! and I thought that I'd start a series of blogs over the next few weeks that focus on our tag line - Inspiration! Healing! Love! Truth!.

The new year brings about new joys, new fears, new goals and so many other things we desire for the new year, but to accomplish anything we need to be fueled by INSPIRATION! The INSPIRATION we need is all around us ... in the sheer joy of waking up in the morning ... to either a crisp blue sky or the gloomy grey goodness of God - it's all by His glory. I just want to encourage you this year to seek out your sources for inspiration - find them in the big things and the small things and then never hesitate to act upon your inspiration! Accomplish those goals - even if it's to just love yourself a tiny bit more go ahead and indulge yourself. Inspiration is its own reward... go forth and be INSPIRED!