Eva Lisle | A Twelvemonth of Self Love

What To Do About Violence?

Eva Lisle — Wed, 24 May 2017 15:49:53 +0000

“ANOTHER violent attack, this time in Manchester!??!!!” I hope the person sitting across from me devouring his breakfast croissant couldn’t hear my barely disguised “WTF Holy Spirit!!???!!!!” as I read the news on my phone. I was glad I had time to sit there and take it in. I had the time for the shock, the horror, the disbelief and the never-ending “WHY????!!!” to surface one after another…

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I Am No Fool (& neither are YOU)

Eva Lisle — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 19:39:42 +0000

It is April Fools Day and I want to declare in front of God and everybody that I am Eva and I am a FOOL for LOVE! (“Hi Eva!!” I hear my AA friends murmuring from the audience). I have not posted here for many months, which of course does not mean I haven’t been writing, extending love to my thoughts, life, schedule, and strengthening my own health. I was reminded via Facebook’s “On This Day” that…

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G’Day Gratitude

Eva Lisle — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:35:51 +0000

Hello my friends. It has been a few weeks since I last connected with you and I have missed you. I miss sitting still and listening to my heart as I share. There is something quite precious about writing from the heart knowing that there are those who could be listening…………..perhaps even my own self. I have recently returned from a rather lovely trip to Australia. Those of you who know me…

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Tears To You

Eva Lisle — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:54:41 +0000

It seems we all have bits of kryptonite embedded within ourselves that undo us, or one close to us in order that love may flow freely. Usually it is something we don’t like or appreciate about ourselves. My kryptonite is tears. Tears are how I release powerful feeling whether it is delight, anger, panic or appreciation of beauty. I eventually came to see my tears as Holy Spirit speaking to me…

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Trumped or Clintoned?

Eva Lisle — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:52:15 +0000

Let’s forget the fact that being trumped leaves me feeling overpowered and being clintoned sounds like I’ve been gutted. Am I the only one who thinks our election year has turned into some kind of weird reality show titled “The Emperor Has No Sense”? Just like the favorite children’s story from Hans Christian Andersen, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” our Emperor candidates are letting it all hang…

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“A Bowl of Cherries” or Just the Pits?

Eva Lisle — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:15:07 +0000

Is your (average daily) life just a bowl of cherries? Or is it more like just the pits? You are only as rich as your daily life. You are only as successful as your daily life. You are only as happy as your daily life. Do you seek mountain-top experiences? Then you must learn how to reach the mountain top within and then the whole of your daily like is a mountain top experience.

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#thursdaysoff

Eva Lisle — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 16:28:42 +0000

At the beginning of this year (geez! how can that be six months ago already??) I decided (and my weary Father-of-the-Bride husband agreed) that we needed more spaciousness in our lives and schedule this year after what we now refer to it as “The Wedding Year”. We sought to vet our calendars (& rearrange when necessary) and if possible not schedule so many big things in a row. That is to say…

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The Referendum

Eva Lisle — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:18:07 +0000

I am amazed at just how much I am feeling the result of the Referendum in the UK on whether to remain in the EU or not. I feel like I was the subject of the Referendum: yes/no, stay/go, be happy/be devastated. We knew the likely outcome when we went to bed last night and woke up this morning well into a day that was described many English friends as “a black day for Britain”.

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Living Guidance

Eva Lisle — Fri, 20 May 2016 00:15:49 +0000

This year my husband and I made a vow to invite spaciousness into our days and weeks (minding our schedule, daily meditation, listening to our own desires). Last year was so full, so very intense that we all but crawled into 2016. We declared January is for napping. As we moved back into our busy days and weeks I began to feel concern that we were going down the road of busy and exhaustion once…

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Five Ways to Use Facebook as Spiritual Practice

Eva Lisle — Thu, 12 May 2016 22:01:36 +0000

If spiritual practice is our intentional awareness and focus on connecting to God, our hearts and our brothers then let’s link it to something we already do every day: Facebook! Recently I have heard several stories of folks who stepped away from Facebook because of some of the things that were said or posted. I would like to offer an alternative solution. Firstly, if your gut says “No more…

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