by Lesley | Jun 30, 2020 | Creativity, Devotion, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Why, my dear Sugar Snap when I have given you a stake to climb that is tall and straight leading directly to the higher worlds do you insist on attaching your tendrils, wrapping them tightly, around any old grass blade or tree root down below? Each day,...
by Lesley | Jun 16, 2020 | Soul, Sound, Surrender, Uncategorized |
I am here to mess you up to inconvenience you disappoint you bring you to your knees. My role is not to go along be silent and compliant to sit and watch as your leaves yellow and heart withers amidst busy days. Instead, I rush in like a tsunami...
by Lesley | Apr 13, 2020 | courage, Creativity, Surrender, Uncategorized |
My father had a great sense for growing wealth. He was cautious about how he invested—he deeply researched each company and only chose high-performing ones. During his latter years we had many conversations about investing, and though I did learn a great deal...
by Lesley | Mar 31, 2020 | courage, Devotion, Surrender, Uncategorized |
The yellow smoke fills the grocery store shelves and swirls past the lone can of peas. Outside, it blocks the sun and licks the pavement of empty streets. I sit in my center and watch it eddy around the grimacing eyes the protective masks, the plastic...
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...
