No, I’m not walking 2,300 miles. But I am walking — through grief, through illness, through fear, through change, through truth-telling, and through writing. Each step becomes a meditation. With each step, I breathe, reminding myself: I am here. I belong. I am safe. In this way, even the smallest movement becomes a quiet prayer… Continue reading What Does it Mean to Walk Peace Into the World — In a Kitchen, In a Sentence, In a Breath?
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Why We Cry
I have the flu, the kind of flu where my body aches with relentless pain, I cannot keep anything down, and getting out of bed takes all the energy I can muster. So, I sleep. And when sleep isn’t possible, I watch endless videos of the monks’ 2300-mile Walk for Peace. And I cry with… Continue reading Why We Cry
Welcome Home
The Companionship of Presence Since childhood, I’ve had this overwhelming need to have something to say. As a kid and a young woman, this desire led me to blurt things out, usually without thinking through what I wanted to share. And, as one can imagine, this often caused people to move away or ignore me,… Continue reading Welcome Home
Presence Asks You to Feel What Cannot Be Fixed
I am sitting here, fingers at the keyboard—aka, pen in hand—writing. Fear is present. She is almost always here. My knee-jerk reaction is to banish her. My ego voice says, Oh, my Lee! We have a ton of emails to respond to. And what about all the social media posts—people will think you are rude,… Continue reading Presence Asks You to Feel What Cannot Be Fixed
Standing Inside Love Without Effort
Yesterday, when I stopped trying to feel anything at all, I felt something I can only call home. After days, months — even years — of schlepping around the stories, the fears, the anxiety, I gave up. I surrendered. I stopped, took a deep breath, and closed my eyes. My thoughts drifted to my late… Continue reading Standing Inside Love Without Effort
I Choose Love
She’s standing there, before the veil, on the mystic threshold between the worlds. She pauses and looks back at the world — her world — as she has known it. And like a movie playing on a great screen, she sees it all: every event, every sigh, every tear, every laugh, every pause as she… Continue reading I Choose Love
The Power of Presence
Presence is the state of awareness of this present moment. We empower ourselves when we move from Presence. Lee Byrd When we take the time to slow down and realize Presence, our world view changes. It is this space allows us to move from the perspective of our higher, authentic self. Clarity arises in Presence.… Continue reading The Power of Presence