by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Heart of a Healer
This is for the quiet ones. The ones who didn’t stand out. The ones who stood too tall. The ones who were small. The ones who were _____. The ones who felt shame. The ones who were judged. The ones who weren’t invited to the game. The ones who are waiting...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
iHustle I’m done hustling for attention. From any man. From any woman. For mom For dad the One’s who never tended. I’m done hustling for attention. For teachers in class. For the coaches I hire. Hands waving. Over here. Here this is me. Hear me....
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog
When a predator stalks an animal and the animal gets away, the natural reaction is shaking to release the trauma. That shaking happens when you are ready to remember…. Where am I in judgment of you for remembering the trauma and speaking your truth? Where am I...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog
Rolling over in bed, hubs is getting dressed “Sniper shot 12 police officers in Dallas, 5 are killed.” First thought?1968. Martin Luther King killed. Bobby Kennedy killed. Asbury Park. Race riots of 1968…Democratic Convention. Peace Marches. Riot gear....
by MicheleGrace | May 7, 2016 | Blog, Shared Journeys
Towering over me, his body pressed up against mine, Raymond pretends to get a book off the top shelf. He stays too long. Leaning in. Rubbing up. I can feel his breath on my head, hardness on my back. The rest of the class is milling about the library I feel trapped,...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | May 7, 2016 | Blog
Neon Da’bear. Love your UGLY. Here’s the story of how painting a Neon Pink Bear helped heal a layer of my money story around limits and possibility.NEON. For over a decade I’ve been buying markers, paint, pencils. I couldn’t get enough neon...
