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 8, 2017
in consciousness, courage, Creativity, Devotion, health, Sound, Surrender
Give up hope, for better health for peace with your neighbor for a lasting relationship. Trade in those plastic poker chips for actual gold. Mind says, “No!” “If I lose hope I have nothing left in my pockets. “Without hope, the Grand Canyon yawns between my ears.” Exactly! Nothing […]
by Lesley
on March 1, 2017
in Beloved, bliss, courage, Surrender
It drifts in from the west a cloud, dark and churning. Sitting on a ridge top, we watch its drunken steps as it careens toward us. Do we hunker down? Do we run for cover? We stay still trusting the promise hidden within its vapor. From my lips escapes a prayer: Please […]
by Lesley
on February 15, 2017
in Beloved, gratitude, Surrender
In this desert where even the most sensuous kiss dries to a crisp where the greatest artwork, blows away in a dust devil, where even a tear drop sears to nothing in the relentless whirling of time, I call out to You. With a heart desiccated as that giant saguaro corpse laid out black […]
by Lesley
on December 27, 2016
in 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. Fortunately the true mansion […]
by Lesley
on December 20, 2016
in Beloved, bliss, courage, Creativity, Devotion, eternity, Forgiveness, journey, love, Relationships
That hurt that stops you like a bear trap, metal teeth cutting to the bone is really but a raindrop on a hot rock. It sizzles and then evaporates. But the mind tells the story of pain and blood, and a cold winter storm until the hurt becomes a bomb dropped on the city […]
by Lesley
on November 30, 2016
in bliss, Devotion, eternity, gratitude, Sound
The earthly details dissolve into the radiance of Love.
by Lesley
on November 23, 2016
in Beloved, consciousness, Devotion, gratitude, Surrender
We live in a house built of kisses, each one bestowed by the Beloved’s lips. Whether health or sickness, ultra-conservative or flaming liberal, lilting flute or barking dog, toxic swamp or crystalline lake, all are essential to the whole abode that coaxes and pushes us to the inner-most home. Here we realize we are […]
by Lesley
on November 9, 2016
in Beloved, consciousness, courage, Creativity, Soul, Sound
You are the true ruler of the only free world, elected every moment you enter the now. Imbibe of the Beloved’s power and grace within, and then lead wisely. Instill each second with the generosity of the sun giving its warmth without expectation; the harmony of the planets, each one unique while orbiting together; and the […]