by Lesley
on February 14, 2018
in Beloved, bliss, courage, Creativity, Devotion, eternity, Surrender, travel
How would I ever get home if not for this road with all its potholes? Sometimes I scream in the dark when my headlights aren’t bright enough to light the way. Or when fog and icy rain lead me to follow random taillights into ditches and even over cliffs. Or when road blocks […]
by Lesley
on January 2, 2018
in Beloved, bliss, child, courage, gratitude, reincarnation, Soul
I thumb through the photo album. There I am in at age six wearing a Sunday plaid suit. Defiant, I dart my tongue at the camera. In high school, a pudgy face and body from boarding school starch, I slouch in the Y of a tree. In college, tan, golden hair, I fondle […]
by Lesley
on November 29, 2017
in 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 the camera to capture more she inches back and […]
by Lesley
on November 1, 2017
in courage, Creativity, Devotion, karma, Surrender
You walk along the road, sun warm on your cheeks love sparkling in your eyes, as you know where you’re going. From a side street that handsome one with chocolate brown eyes and lips made for kissing gestures you over, envelops you in a hug. This is the love you’ve been waiting for! […]
by Lesley
on October 4, 2017
in bliss, consciousness, love, Sound, Surrender
Like lovers attracted by forces beyond their control the sun and moon magnetize. As they merge, the dusky moon overlaps the persimmon sun— a bite from an apple. Then darkness— all goes quiet, the robins silent the squirrels still. Totality. The corona appears, rainbow edges and a golden, radiant halo. […]
by Lesley
on August 2, 2017
in Beloved, Creativity, Devotion, eternity, Forgiveness, Surrender
If I could travel back to that moment when I accepted that seductor’s invitation and instead simply say, “No thank you,” saving me a world of hurt… If I could go back to that dinner in Africa and not eat that amoeba that stayed in my belly, stealing my strength for decades… If I […]
by Lesley
on July 12, 2017
in Beloved, courage, Creativity, play, Soul
The lizard lifts high on his legs and sprints alongside your bike. His pointed nose and yellow stripes blur, as he churns up the dust. The raven swoops low over your shoulder. Her wings say whoosh, whoosh as she breaks open the sky. The water spider skates on an invisible membrane. His Martian shadow dances […]
by Lesley
on June 12, 2017
in courage, Dogs, Forgiveness, gratitude, Relationships
The dog you rescued with a scar on her brow wags her tail and looks up at you, dark eyes shining mouth curved in a little smile. But that lonely road where you found her limping stays branded on her heart. In a tough moment, as she huddles in the corner wrapped in […]
by Lesley
on March 22, 2017
in Beloved, courage, gratitude
That challenge you face today with your mate or employer, your bank account or health, it is an egg. It’s not just part of an omelet, though, or a scramble with onions and peppers. It is more like a finch or hummingbird egg. One day the chick will peck its way free […]
by Lesley
on March 8, 2017
in Beloved, courage, eternity, journey
Out here in the far reaches of creation, I sail the Cosmic seas between stars. Like Voyager as it swings past Jupiter, frolics among Saturn’s rings, and discovers Titan’s thick blue haze, I relish life’s encounters as they arise within. Each one brightens me, lightens me and all of creation as well. Now, […]