by Lesley | Oct 1, 2014 | bliss, courage, Devotion, materialsim, Soul |
On a cloudy autumn day I pedal my bike along a ridge to a hilltop strewn with piñon trees, distant mountains visible in every direction. Elation brims over within me. I turn my bike downhill on a crazy-fun romp. I bank turns, skirt around trees and grind though gravel...
by Lesley | May 7, 2014 | consciousness, courage, health, hiking, Surrender |
On my morning walk through the piñon forest surrounding my house I suddenly note a sharp pain in my knee. It is on the inner part just below my kneecap. I call on the Beloved and get the sense to adjust my gait so that I am not so forward. The pain eases enough so I...
by Lesley | Apr 16, 2014 | consciousness, materialsim, Soul, Spiritual concepts |
“I want to be cremated and have my ashes spread near the creek on the Big Tesuque Trail in the Santa Fe Mountains.” On a sunny spring morning, I sit at my dining room table and write this in the will I am preparing. I think little of it. It is but a directive for some...
by Lesley | Dec 18, 2013 | bliss, child, Devotion, eternity, materialsim, Soul |
I pull the little hand-carved Christ figurine from the box and place it in the manger. Next I find Mary and Joseph and set them on either side of the child’s tiny crib. As I do this my heart both tugs downward and rises upward. It’s an odd bitter sweetness on this...
by Lesley | Dec 11, 2013 | courage, Devotion, health, Relationships, work |
Chloe Kyle, a participant in my writing class, wrote this inspiring essay. I invite you to journey with her as she discovers what’s truly important in life. In the dark of night, I find myself rigid with spinal pain once again, an experience that has dogged my...
