by Lesley | Jul 2, 2024 | Beloved, bliss, Devotion |
Dear one, imagine if you could gaze on flowers, all day, every day, how their velvety petals, in periwinkle and scarlet would ignite the love in you. Like the cosmos on its spindly stem, you would dip and sway in the breeze, exuberantly, unabashedly dancing to a tune...
by Lesley | Jul 18, 2021 | Beloved, Soul |
Recently, in the Pecos Wilderness of northern New Mexico, I came upon countless wild roses. With their delicate strength, they provided a rich contemplation for me. When photographing flowers I love to play with focus, zeroing in on the crucial moment, so that all...
by Lesley | Dec 16, 2020 | bliss, Creativity, Soul, Surrender |
In this desert when snow falls at dawn my being surrenders to the pristine and sparkly white. I rush into the storm and let the flakes kiss my cheeks and eyelashes, the luminosity fill my heart. Thrilled, I carry this light into the bedroom where I leap on the...
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 | Mar 11, 2019 | Beloved, Sound, Uncategorized |
We glide among sleeping aspens rime ice coating branches above our heads, a snow cloud under our skis. Within this gray-sky cathedral all is quiet except the creaking limbs as they dance to the wind’s song. We trek deeper and deeper into the misty woods...
