Author: Lee Byrd

This morning, I sat with a choice that brought unexpected anxiety: To stop a small monthly donation I’ve been making for many months. A simple act, right? But beneath the surface, my body trembled with the fear that if I did this, I’d disappoint someone. That I would be seen as unreliable. Ungrateful. A burden.… Continue reading Letting Go: A Root Chakra Healing

I read a story many years ago about a couple who built their dream home on acreage along a mighty river. We’ll call them Nancy and Patrick.  They were both professionals, making good money and enjoying life. But as retirement age grew near, they began dreaming of a more relaxing life where they’d sit on… Continue reading Barn Burnt Down

A Celebratory Acrostic Poem Blessings, beautiful, bountiful blessings, divinely inspired Lavender-laced love, aromatic, seductive, desired Extravagant, astonishing emotions of fire Sunrise, sunset, sky blazes red Sunrise, sunset, stars twinkle overhead Intuition guides,  Nudging memories of unconditional love, while Grace surrenders to the deep mystic beauty of  Silence

Love life, engage in it, give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.  ~Maya Angelou  This is not another post suggesting ways for you to succeed. The internet and bookshelves are filled with advice from experts. No, This is… Continue reading What Would You Do if You Knew You Could Not Fail?

When you can be awesome! As a kid, I only wanted to be like all the other kids. Instead, I wore glasses because I was cross-eyed. I was the odd kid, the one they called four-eyes. No, there was no fitting in. And there was no consoling or comforting. Adults said, “They’re only playing, just… Continue reading Why Be Normal?

From My 8-year-old Mind A Halo For Me? God and St. Pete must shop at the same men’s store; they dress so much alike. They could even be twins, except for God being much larger than Pete. Both have very long white beards that are perfectly trimmed–maybe they also see the same barber. And they… Continue reading The Three Bubbas: God, Beelzebub, & St. Pete

Playing dress-up never truly ends. Jim and I lived in Pennsylvania in a cute little cottage south of town. Our heart’s desire was to move back to the Rocky Mountains, where we had met and married. We had close friends in this small community in western Colorado, so we loaded up the U-Haul and headed… Continue reading A Fashionista and the Invasion of the Hippies

As the ol’ maestro moans Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.  ~John Lennon “Good morning,” we say to each other, wondering what feels so odd about today. Our plan is to spend time at the museum to see Diego Rivera’s Paris paintings. Little do we know that we will find… Continue reading She Who Hauls Heaters is Twice Warmed

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, light: the mystic connection. I am Earth Loved and nourished  Deeply rooted within A solemn vow, a precious human birth I am Water Joy and passion Flows through my veins For of my life, I am the author I am Fire Blessed Prana Blessed life Blessing all I may desire… Continue reading I Am