by Lesley | Feb 25, 2020 | Beloved, Devotion, Surrender, Uncategorized |
It starts when one is young and even long before the searching, the yearning for that moment when your mother’s eyes alight on you, or your father’s gaze snaps into focus with you as its target. Two universes connect, slide together, magnet and iron. The chest...
by Lesley | Jan 1, 2020 | Creativity, Relationships, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Spring I search Zillow for a house or apartment. Each day, I buzz through the ads. I must move out of my new home. But in my morning practice I melt into the ocean float on gentle waves. Back on land my mind becomes certain again. After living alone for...
by Lesley | Dec 4, 2019 | courage, Soul, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Someone has died. It’s a quiet notion that fully forms in my heart as I sort through my possessions toward the end of this moving day. That kayak and helmet, climbing harness and chalk bag, those photos of a sun-parched woman wide-eyed and eager, are now...
by Lesley | Oct 15, 2019 | Soul, Sound, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Like a bird who can’t enjoy flying but instead only pecks, eats and drinks, I race from one activity to the next. I end each day stretched out on the bed wanting nothing but sleep. But suddenly I awaken. I watch my movements fast and jerky, my...
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 | Aug 14, 2019 | Beloved, courage, Surrender, Uncategorized |
I nearly sit on the yellow moth speckled with gray that rests on the patio chair. Sadly, it crawls across the metal, wobbling with its single wing. Up close I see the dark spot where the second wing once hung. Oh you poor flightless soul. No longer will...
