by Jesua | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, Featured 2
One day, as I was driving Ezra up to Mt. Ashland for an afternoon of snowboarding with his friends, a most astonishing conversation arose between us. We were slowly winding our way up the mountain, oohing and aahing together at the glorious sight of fresh powder...
by Jesua | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog, Featured 2
“I Love Myself” One night before bedtime, a couple years ago, my kids and I were communing in our hot tub under the starlight and moonshine, relaxed and open-hearted together. In that shimmering warmth of connection, I found myself saying to them, “I want to share...
by Jesua | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog, Featured 2
These last couple of weeks, on more than one occasion, I’ve lost track of love. The pain of collective trauma has ached in my chest. My hands have felt small and my voice weak as I’ve fumbled my way towards prayer. Perhaps “disheartened” would be the word. As reports...
by Jesua | Feb 4, 2017 | Featured 2, Musings From A Prayerful Heart
It’s difficult to know what to say in these times, but I’ll give it a try. While this horrifying drama is playing out on the world stage, I’m finding it useful to notice how this translates in my own privileged life. For it to get this crazy on the outer...
by Jesua | Feb 5, 2016 | Featured 2, Musings From A Prayerful Heart
My little boy only wants Sanskrit mantras sung to him as he falls asleep. “Please Mama, sing me the Sanskrit ones?” he says, as he scoots back his 7 year old body into my spooning embrace, finding his trustworthy bridge into dream. My little budding woman-child wants...
by Jesua | Aug 21, 2015 | Featured 2, Musings From A Prayerful Heart
Death is always with us; an inescapable promise that goes hand-in-hand with life. And yet there are times when the undeniable presence of death comes in closer than usual, making its reality acutely known and felt. Whether it’s a death from heart-wrenching suicide, or...
