by Lesley | Dec 22, 2022 | consciousness, Creativity, Soul |
Snowflake, glistening in the sun you swirl up, down and around your fellow flakes playing in the rays that will soon kill you with their warmth and brightness. And yet you dance, float above the gravel, flip and turn glint like a spark set on the wind. You spare...
by Lesley | Jun 7, 2022 | consciousness, Soul, Surrender |
You dreamed of houses: A hacienda surrounded by a verdant ranch, An airy sanctuary perched on a hill, A wooden shack floating away in a river. In the dreams the house was your life. All activity centered around it— you mended stucco, planted lilacs, repaired a...
by Lesley | May 3, 2022 | Beloved, consciousness, Surrender |
I sit in the movie theater, events unfolding before me. Wildfires, romance, even a robbery caper. It doesn’t really matter what happens… None of it alters the me snug in my seat. These images playing on the screen are merely informers. They show me how to know...
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...
