by Lesley | Nov 29, 2017 | hiking, karma, materialsim, Relationships, vanity |
She stands with her back to the cliff edge camera poised arm’s length capturing the indigo sky and craggy canyon below. She moves her head into the frame, poses just right eyes wide to disguise an intruding brow, daring smile to impress friends. Tilting...
by Lesley | Dec 27, 2016 | Beloved, consciousness, courage, Devotion, materialsim, Soul, Sound |
We think it is so solid, this gingerbread house with its cookie siding, chocolate wafer roof and frosting accents, when really it is only butter, sugar and spice. The walls we try to lean on crumble away with slight pressure or melt to mush in a glass of milk....
by Lesley | Oct 5, 2016 | Beloved, consciousness, courage, eternity, gratitude, hiking, materialsim, Soul, Surrender |
We ride horses across the plains, the air bittersweet with sage and sunflowers. I tie my bay to a ponderosa, as my brother, sister-in-law, and niece secure their horses. We hike to a cliff overlooking Coyote Creek, a pooling oasis that trickles down from the...
by Lesley | Sep 21, 2016 | Beloved, bliss, cloud, courage, Creativity, gratitude, journey, materialsim, Soul |
Oh virga, blue curtain in the sky I envy you. Suspended there in the glowing light never do you fall upon the ground, swirl down the drain, or lose yourself in a muddy puddle. Instead your icy tendrels simply evaporate. But I am a river riding across the...
by Lesley | Jan 11, 2016 | Beloved, consciousness, courage, Creativity, Devotion, harvest, materialsim |
I put money in real estate in the stock market in that high-yield CD. Goosebumps pimple the skin. How much will I make? the mind wonders. The balance rises as I count the riches a warm blanket of safety across my life. But then…always the condo sits...
by Lesley | Dec 26, 2015 | Beloved, bliss, Devotion, love, materialsim, Soul, Sound |
The temperature warms. The ice melts. So does the frozen heart in the presence of the Beloved. Happy Holidays!