by Lesley | Jan 18, 2022 | courage, Creativity, Surrender |
Our personal history tries to keep us on a track, iron rails hold us to a fixed route. When anger ignites, one has no choice but to follow the ancient directive: fists clench face burns scarlet, revenge sparks on the tongue. But… What if that track isn’t so set? What...
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 | 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...
by Lesley | Aug 15, 2018 | courage, Devotion, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Keep being me and choosing You even though it feels like the harder thing to do. In the end this choice of the Friend delivers the highest on the outer and within.
by Lesley | Aug 1, 2018 | Beloved, Sound, Surrender, Uncategorized |
The lizard limps down the middle of the dirt road. I stop the car, climb out, herd him to the side. He only perseveres back to the center, with a three-legged limp, right front leg held high. Heart screams, no, poor baby! He should be lifted on all fours...
