Before this podcast ever existed, Elizabeth had a little blog called Life and Random Thoughts by Ely Acosta , and the very first thing she ever published was this poem: The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

Though that blog is long gone, this poem has never left her. It’s grown with her, challenged her, and called her back to herself again and again.

Today marks the beginning of a new series where she will be diving deep into different sections of The Invitation, not in order, but in alignment. Each week, she will reflect on a part of the poem, invite others to share what it stirs in them, and close each episode with a meditation written by the author herself, shared with her full permission.

In this first episode, Elizabeth will read the poem in its entirety and begin this long-awaited journey back to what first moved her.

You are officially invited, let’s begin.

By Oriah “Mountain Dreamer” House from her book, THE INVITATION © 1999. Published by HarperONE, San Francisco. All rights reserved. Presented with permission of the author. www.oriah.org