by Lesley | Nov 25, 2013 | consciousness, courage, passage, Relationships, Surrender |
I call on the Beloved and easily sign my name on an agreement to lease out my late mother’s house. While the new tenants sign, I glance at the kitchen where we stand, its white counter and clean paint. Though darkness settles out the window, here all is bright. But...
by Lesley | Oct 31, 2013 | courage, Creativity, Devotion, work |
I walk room-to-room with a willowy woman who loves her cats. As we look over the garage, she talks of them, the ones from her past, who have died, and the two in her present life, who remind her of the past ones. She ticks off their names, so many cats that I grow...
by Lesley | Sep 16, 2013 | courage, Devotion, Relationships, Surrender |
I stand within my late mother’s empty bedroom, where the scent of mildew taints the air. I note the empty wall where the TV hung and the four indentations on the carpet where the bed sat. Only a few piles of miscellaneous things clutter the floor. Most absent is the...
by Lesley | Aug 22, 2013 | consciousness, Relationships, third eye |
My mind feared facing life after my mother passed on to her next adventure. However, I’ve come to see that when I stay with the Beloved, the moments of sadness come and I cry and then they go. I stay in the now and let them pass like waves. They soften me and...
by Lesley | Jun 12, 2013 | materialsim, Relationships, Surrender |
It’s Saturday night, and just as I settle under the bed covers, the phone rings. I pick up and hear the voice of my mother’s caregiver. “She has a nosebleed that’s not stopping.” I call on the Beloved. My mom comes on the line. “I’m pressing the button,” she says,...
