A Journey to Love

"I am homesick for a place I am not sure even exists. One where my heart is full. My body loved. My soul understood." ~Melissa Cox There is a place this can happen - this world of understanding and love and fullness. That's the good news. The "getting there" can be a bit tricky...but it … Continue reading A Journey to Love →

Knock Knock

Spirit, I see you. I see you everywhere. Lilac perfume breezes through the window, my soul reaches for it...the beautiful... and twirls with the scent, just me and sweetness and feelings. Light peers through the glass and leaves glow and I find You in the whiteness of clouds ,and the blue of the sky, and … Continue reading Knock Knock →

Columbine Eyes

There was a moment yesterday, with a fire crackling and banana bread batter and orchestra music. I looked out my kitchen window to a world washed in snow, the house sudsed up and trees dripping in glistening bubbles and my soul was the same. For that brief moment, everything felt new but transported back to … Continue reading Columbine Eyes →

Spectrum Zen Teacher

Blue eyed child, I see you in the sunshine nibbling on watermelon and feeling the trees above you. I spot the dirt under your fingernails and am reminded of who you are...a sand sifter, a thought drifter, an "i love the simple things" kind of guy. I think of all the times I've found you … Continue reading Spectrum Zen Teacher →

Feedings of Love

I wake up again.The room is dark and I dream that it's early morning, but I know it's not. The clock reads 1 am - five hours to go. Five hours of not sleeping. Five hours of dreams without conclusions, five hours of duvets and comforters suffocating me, five hours of leaning my breasts from … Continue reading Feedings of Love →

Bloom

Oh soul, you've come back. It happens every time. It happens every year ... I spend mornings calling you "be happy love" and "see it Alyssa, see it." I call you and it's a struggle to know if you will be alive or quiet or searching or just yourself. The snow melts and the quiet … Continue reading Bloom →