by Lesley | Nov 20, 2023 | courage, Devotion, Surrender |
In that waking or sleeping dream, when you can’t escape the monster… You try running but your legs tangle. You try fighting but fangs pierce your flesh. Then one day you call to the Beloved inside and poof, the monster disappears. Why does it work when nothing else...
by Lesley | Jul 7, 2023 | courage, Surrender |
Celebrate the Ouch. Dance with disappointment even as it steps on your toes. Those times when you are caught like a fly in a web, the pain liquifying your heart, sucking away your life force. Relish the loss. Make it the fuel for the flame that burns within. That...
by Lesley | Apr 5, 2023 | Beloved, Surrender |
It is enough to simply walk the dog on a spring morning when ice cracks beneath your feet and the sun blazes through broken clouds. It’s enough to sit and eat your breakfast, the oats and banana sweet on your tongue. No need for the mind to churn, trying to create...
by Lesley | Jan 25, 2023 | courage, Creativity, Soul |
Read a poem to an audience while your voice and hands shake with fear. Give that coin to the homeless man who will likely buy drugs. Tell your friend you love her even as the air shimmers with awkwardness. Let the wind blow your hair into a rat’s nest, the sun burn...
by Lesley | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog, Devotion, gratitude |
Happy New Year, Thank you for subscribing to The Inner Adventure. As an appreciation for tuning in, I’m offering my brand new audiobook to the first 25 subscribers who respond to this message. If you’re interested, simply REPLY to this email, and I will...
