Celebrate the Ouch. Dance with disappointment even as it steps on your toes.
Those times when you are caught like a fly in a web, the pain liquifying your heart, sucking away your life force.
Relish the loss. Make it the fuel for the flame that burns within.
That torches those Cinderella images, shattering them to pixie dust.
This Disneyland that mind has created is not meant to fulfill but instead to drive us inward to the true paradise.
That place where you know you are as vast as the Universe, and any hurt is a pebble on the ground of some far-flung planet.
Imagine the freedom as you soar high above those petty wrongs into the sparkling foreverness that you are.
Wonderful Lesley!
Yesss! Embrace the shadow. We have to feel it to heal it.
Thank you Lesley for sharing these beautiful Truths through the power of poetry.
Lesley, I can’t express how perfect and timely this is for me in this moment. Thank you for being, as always, such a pure and open channel for the Beloved’s sweet Love. 💖
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So reminds me of the “Own your power” story in your book! Major confrontation with dog & bully neighbor that sent me asking more sincerely to see all the “ouch” of this experience!! Thank for sharing this! 💖
So beautifully expressed as we travel inward to our paradise with him!
Lesleyy, absolutely beautiful and stunning. The Master would be so proud of this poem in the way it speaks of His message.
Thank you all for the lovely encouragement. Truly, with our Beloved inside, we can live in paradise, right now! We are so fortunate!
Thank you Lesley; I can never get enough of your wonderful words that sooth my heart.
Lesley, thank you. Right after receiving this, I slammed my thumb when clising our screen door. I immediately thought, *Celebrate the OUCH!!* 😂 Indeed.
True, we are floating in the river, heading to the ocean, but our river (well, MY river anyway) is not without its debris, rocks and rapids. Our “ouches” can come in so many ways — physical, emotional, or even watching loved ones suffer their own ouches. Your poetry is always so perfect! I just marvel at its beauty. Embracing our “ouches” is such an important concept to keep in front of our mind. Thank you so much for sharing your insights with us!
So inspiring. Thank you Lesley