By Claire Dwyer, Spiritual Direction - A Series of Reflections on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity... When Elizabeth stepped into the convent and entered into religious life as a postulant, she left behind her close-knit family, friends and confidants, stylish clothes, fashionable hairstyles, accomplished piano-playing, and scenic summer vacations. She gave up the entire world and slipped into a simple dark dress and veil and began to dissolve into Carmel. And she couldn’t have been happier. So many long-held desires were finally fulfilled, and she was not disappointed as her dreams became her daily life.