by Lesley | Mar 1, 2017 | 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...
by Lesley | Jan 19, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, courage, Creativity, Soul, Surrender |
Just now, under the frozen earth the seed awakens. Its heart begins a faint thump, thump, and its tiny hands tucked in tight tremble with a life ready to burst forth in spring. So do I, kissed by a warming sun feel the pulse of new energy beat within. ...
by Lesley | Jan 10, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, consciousness, courage, Devotion, Soul, Surrender |
The pain in my stomach the wrangling with my neighbor the bills the restless winter nights, these are the water in which I learn to swim. “Can’t I just stand on shore while You teach me?” the mind pleads. “No.” I dive in so the Beloved can show me...
by Lesley | Dec 20, 2016 | 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...
by Lesley | Nov 30, 2016 | bliss, Devotion, eternity, gratitude, Sound |
The earthly details dissolve into the radiance of Love.
by Lesley | Nov 2, 2016 | Beloved, bliss, courage, Devotion, play, Surrender |
A tap on my shoulder signals me to step into the center of a circle of partygoers. This is a dance-off on an autumn Sunday night. A thin, bearded man has also been tagged and now stands in front of me. I start moving in an odd way, what feels like Elaine’s notorious...
