Passion by Elise West | Elise West | TEDxStGeorgeSalon

Elise West’s life is filled with kids and grandkids, music, cooking, nature, coffee, dinner parties, gardening, croissants, Scrabble and Mexican Train! Her mantra is “how do I want to spend my moments”, as she finds it keeps her present, calm and enjoying the seconds! Composing music is her greatest therapy and companion. “Passion”, was originally composed as a ballad after her brother’s suicide in 1991. It has since become her anthem to living life to its fullest and with PASSION! Elise dedicates her heart and life to serving her southern Utah community through inclusivity, places to connect and those underserved. Elise West’s life is filled with music, two kids, cooking, five grandkids, nature, community, coffee, dinner parties, gardening, chocolate croissants and Mexican Train! A St. George resident for the past 14 years, her dreams came true when she launched the Affogato Coffee Truck and a year later moved into a funky and eclectic warehouse space. Affogato closed in 2020, thanks to a little thing called COVID, but thrilled to be bringing her back in 2023 Elise serves on the St. George Planning Commission and on the Board for The Encircle House, Arts to Zion, Pride of Southern Utah & Art Around the Corner. She volunteers her time for Rise Garden Vertical Gardens as part of Switchpoint CRC & encourages every single person to visit, volunteer and purchase their incredible greens! Serving her community is her passion, and sees a great need for inclusivity and places to connect. Her mantra is “How do I want to spend my moments”, as she finds it keeps her present, calm and enjoying the seconds! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx