by Lesley | Aug 28, 2019 | consciousness, courage, Devotion, Soul, Surrender, Uncategorized |
I’m excited to let you know that my new book, All Is Love, has arrived. It is a compilation of stories, written in poetry and essay form, as well as a few photos. These stories arose from my day-to-day experience of living with and doing my best to honor the true...
by Lesley | Dec 13, 2017 | consciousness, food, Relationships, Soul, Spiritual concepts, Surrender |
Oh Cilantro, most benign of herbs, why do so many despise you? Even Rosemary, with her piney sharpness, doesn’t endure such scorn. And Thyme, with all his pungency, fields little grief. Meanwhile Sage, exuding bitterness, rarely invokes a...
by Lesley | Nov 8, 2017 | 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...
by Lesley | Oct 4, 2017 | 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. ...
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 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....
