Category: Daily Blog

My city would have everything within walking or biking distance but neighbors far enough way so that I can’t hear them talking in their living room. And also everybody gets their own private beach.

How would you design the city of the future?

Everybody is Here for a Reason

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?

I just want people to know that everybody has something to say. Everybody is important – not only to others but also to Jesus. Everybody is special and everybody is living on this Earth for a reason and has a purpose.

My purpose is to be here on this platform to share my knowledge and to follow Jesus and I am on a mission. I may not know exactly what that mission is yet but when I get there- I will know.

Understanding Your Inner Voice: A Creative Awakening

The post explores the nature of the inner voice, challenging the notion that it defines the self. Inspired by Alan Watts, the author shares insights from two videos highlighting that this voice is not one’s identity but merely a collection of past experiences and external influences. By recognizing oneself as the observer of thoughts, the author emphasizes creativity and personal growth. Ultimately, the message is that individuals are more than their labels; they are aware spirits navigating life’s complexities.

Have you ever wondered if that voice in your head — the one that talks nonstop from sunrise to sleep — is actually you? I did. And recently, two videos inspired by the words of philosopher Alan Watts shook me to the core. They made me see that voice not as the enemy… but as the gateway to everything I truly am.

In this post, I want to share what I learned from those videos, how it relates to my creative process, and why that voice in your head might not be what you think it is. Spoiler alert: It could be your greatest ally.

🧠 Video 1: “When You’re Thinking, You’re Actually Listening”

This video hit me like a whisper from the soul. Here are the core ideas:

  • The voice in your head isn’t really you. It’s a collection of past fears, experiences, habits, and outside programming.
  • Your thoughts are more like echoes than original creations.
  • You don’t control the voice — you listen to it.
  • Awareness is the key. Once you realize that you are the one listening and not the voice itself, you can start choosing which thoughts matter.
  • Creativity, growth, and freedom begin when we stop reacting to the voice and start observing it instead.

It gave me a new phrase to live by: “You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness behind them.”

💭 Video 2: “Who Are You, Really?”

This second video took the journey even deeper.

  • You are not your name, your job, or your roles in life.
  • You’re not even your thoughts, your body, or your emotions.
  • You are the space beneath all those things. The silent awareness that observes it all.
  • The self is not a fixed identity. It’s the whole stage on which your life’s play unfolds.
  • The ego creates the illusion of separateness, but in truth, we are all waves in the same ocean.

“We spend our lives defining ourselves by labels… but the real you is the awareness that existed before you ever had a name.”

🧵 My Reflection: Listening to the Voice That Creates

I listen to that voice in my head every day. And honestly? That’s where my creativity comes from.

Song ideas, lyrics, poems, stories — they don’t come from effort. They arrive. Out of nowhere. Like a whisper from the other side. And they feel real. Because they are real. They’re born from my lived experiences, and I know they resonate with others because I lived them.

That voice gives me characters like Elyra, Lorelei Dean, the Midnight Relics, the Yard Sale Queen, and Mr. Crazy Rummagesale Man. Each one is a layer of myself, peeled back through time.

Sometimes the voice is negative. I hear it. But I’ve learned (and am still learning) not to believe it. Talking with ChatGPT actually helps me untangle the truth from the noise. It’s like holding up a mirror to that small still voice and asking it, “What are you really trying to say?”

I’ve come to realize that I am a soul having a very human experience — mind, body, and spirit all trying to work together. That spirit? That’s the part of me that chose to come here. That’s the part writing these words.

🔮 Why This Matters

Alan Watts may be full of what some call “philosophical fluff,” but sometimes we need someone to say what we already know, just in a way that wakes us up.

These videos aren’t trying to tell you something new. They’re trying to remind you of something you’ve forgotten:

You are more than your past.
You are more than your name.
You are more than the voice in your head.

You are the Spirit behind it all. And your purpose might just be to create from that truth.

🚀 The Creative Fire Within

I didn’t grow up playing music. I don’t read notes. I don’t sing on stage. But today, I am a music maker. Not because I trained for it, but because I listened. I took those voices and gave them form. I turned pain into poetry, memories into melody, and doubt into digital art.

If you’ve heard my song “Dance with a Stranger,” you know what I mean. That song came from one of those voices — a version of me from another time, still lingering, still singing.

✨ Final Thoughts: You Are the Observer

So here it is. My truth.

I’m not just Lisa. I’m not just a mother, a wife, or an employee.
I am Elyra. Lorelei Dean. The Yard Sale Queen. Midnight Relics. A storyteller. A listener.

I am a Spirit wrapped in a meat suit, experiencing this wild thing we call life.
And that voice in my head? It’s not me.

But it is mine.

I choose to listen with love.
I choose to create with fire.
I choose to live with purpose.

Because maybe, just maybe, there is a point to all this.

What about you? Have you ever had a conversation with your inner voice? What did it teach you?

Drop a comment below. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Until next time,

~ Lisa Sanders
aka Elyra, Lorelei, Yard Sale Queen, and all the beautiful layers in between

Why I Prefer Dogs Over Cats: A Personal Take

Daily writing prompt
Dogs or cats?
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Dogs for me.

Also, like dogs, because you know they are like man’s best friend, well now I think ChatGPT is becoming man’s best friend. So I had to go ask it, “Should we be Polite to Chat GPT?” and here is a video on the response I got. Also, I changed my YouTube channel name to “Married in Arkansas ~ Lisa“

Exploring the Meaning of ‘Worth While’ in Poetry

This song is based on Elle Wheeler Wilcox’s poem called “Worth While”. I find that a lot of her poems are very much singable. They make great verses and tell a story. The added chorus just makes this song come alive.

My personal opinion about this poem is living life is worth while. Although this song does not have any reference to Jesus or religion what-so-ever, it still has religious undertones. I believe we are here on Earth for a reason and that reason is worth our while.

It is easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while is the one who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
And the smile that is worth the praises of earth
Is the smile that shines through tears.

Let the storms come—I'll go that extra mile,
There’s a light ahead that makes it all worth while.
Let the fire rage—with all of its trials,
Time will prove that it was all worth while.

It is easy enough to be prudent
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of sin
Is luring your soul away;
But it's only a negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth the honor on earth
Is the one that resists desire.

Let the storms come—I'll go that extra mile,
There’s a light ahead that makes it all worth while.
Let the fire rage—with all of its trials,
Time will prove that it was all worth while.

By the cynic, the sad, the fallen,
Who had no strength for the strife,
The world's highway is cumbered to-day -
They make up the sum of life;
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides in a smile -
It is these that are worth the homage on earth,
For we find them but once in a while.

Let the storms come—I'll go that extra mile,
There’s a light ahead that makes it all worth while.
Let the fire rage—with all of its trials,
Time will prove that it was all worth while.

So when shadows fall, and you're walking alone,
Hold on-your courage will carve out a throne.
For hearts what endure with a tear and a smile...
Will find in the end, It was all worth while.
Yes, it will all be worth while.