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Expansion

Where there was fear now stands love.

April 2, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

I sat at the shore, watching the water come and go. Beside me sat a basket filled with bottles, each one containing a note about my past and my secrets. Something’s wrong with me, one said. It broke me, said another. I can’t forgive myself for it. No one can ever know. For years, I kept the…

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Filed Under: Expansion, Grounding, Lightness, Live Free, Live Happy, Love You, Short Stories, Words Tagged With: healing stories, letting go, new beginnings, self-compassion, self-love, short stories, stories for healing, story, transformation

Have faith that you’re enough for this.

February 5, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

Have you heard the call to parts unknown? And have you dared to answer? The call will lead you to strange lands beyond imagination. The landscape will grow more unfamiliar the further you travel, and you may wonder if you’ve lost your way. Remember then how unimaginable where you stand once was. Only yesterday, today was unknown too….

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Filed Under: Expansion, Live Free

I thought that’s what “keeping it together” looked like.

January 30, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

I came upon a great divide one day. Towering cliffs faced each other, each a world of its own. The people on either side, certain they were right, shouted instructions on which way to go. I stood at the edge, lost and confused. Fear appeared beside me, fretting, “What should you choose? Who should you…

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Be insatiable.

January 8, 2019 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

I found a little jar in a shop window, clear with blue paint chipped off at the rim. I carried it home in tissue and twine, rinsed it, and set it in the window to collect sunlight by day, starlight by night. I placed a feather from the yard inside, hawk I think, and a…

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Filed Under: Expansion, Grounding, Lightness, Live Free, Poetry

Always, always remember where you came from.

November 6, 2018 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

I taste the magic in your smile, like the whole universe in a single drop. You are awe. -from There, I Might Find Peace I looked at the stars last night and saw the making of me. The sky was my own reflection. I remembered that I am the very stars I wish upon, the…

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Words for Finding Your Way

September 25, 2018 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

You are a traveler in this land, and while you’re here, you will move and be moved. In the process of your progress, become the ocean wave that rolls with elegance and sincerity. Burst into joyous dance as you celebrate the shores. With an open heart, point yourself in the direction of the things you…

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Filed Under: Expansion, Good Work, Lightness, Love You, Words

The value of experiencing. (And other things my body taught me.)

September 3, 2018 By Leslie Ralph 6 Comments

The salt in the sea, my sweat, and my tears can heal almost anything. There must be an ocean in me. My bones hold their breath for the crack of thunder in a storm. There must be lightning in me. My feet seek winding paths, and my legs ache to run. There must be a…

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It’s okay. Be free.

August 27, 2018 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

I wrote something last week that got a lot of unexpected attention. Apparently, a lot of people could relate. I want to share it and a little backstory with you in case you can relate, too. This was one of those pieces that popped into my head almost fully formed. It doesn’t often happen like…

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Rise Up, Free as a Bird

July 10, 2018 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

Last week, I asked our community what we’re practicing. Here’s a glimpse of what you said: Gentleness. Finding peace within so I can approach challenges (a person, a situation, a fear) from a positive place. Not being so hard on myself. Learning that my path is my path is my path. Today: Gratitude. Pausing and…

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Touch Down and Find the Ground Again (+ book details!)

June 14, 2018 By Leslie Ralph Leave a Comment

Last week was active. I released my book into the world (updates in just a moment), welcomed new members to our community following this post on Tiny Buddha, and had the honor of hearing so many stories and insights. Now that the activity has settled and the big projects are finished, it’s time to touch down and find the ground…

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Filed Under: Expansion, Good Work, Words Tagged With: Growth, How does it feel, Intuition, New Book, Reflect on your journey, There I Might Find Peace

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