MY BODY WEEPS by Leslye Colvin I am in the office and feel the need to maintain my composure as my inner voice screams. My tear ducts are dry but every cell of my being is weeping. Tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of my mother taking her last breath and...
A BRAIDING OF ARCHETYPES: FLOWER BUDS, A CHRYSALIS, THE PHOENIX By Leslye Colvin *Permission to use this post was granted by the writer (This was written in February as an assignment for a program of the Haden Institute concluding today.) My days with the Haden...
TO UNBIND by Leslye Colvin *Permission to use this post was granted by the writer Contemplation has the capacity to lead us to epiphanies on our journey. Several years ago, I began to contemplate John’s account of Jesus restoring Lazarus’ life. Few would argue that...
Posturing Ourselves for Soul Wisdom On May 23rd 2014, poet supreme, Maya Angelou, posted the following words on Twitter: Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God. Five days later, she died. However, Maya Angelou’s spirit and legacy lives...
Am I Next? During this time of social unrest, I invite you to sit with the powerful and uncomfortable emotions, such as anger or grief, that you may be carrying. Welcome them in the presence of God. As I often say, if we do not transform our pain, we will most...
