Michelle LevyFinding Stillness (and Baking) is How I PersevereHow did I land here on this lakeshore, watching a beaver swim toward me, with the glassy waters parting ways for him then sealing…Jun 5, 20204Jun 5, 20204
Michelle LevyLying is HumanI set out wanting to teach my kids that lying is wrong; now, I know I must teach them that lying is human.Oct 12, 20191Oct 12, 20191
Michelle LevyCurtain A vs. Curtain BMonkey mind fragmentation: when part of me feels, and the other part thinks, and decisionmaking paralysis causes me to plummet. I regroup…Oct 12, 20191Oct 12, 20191
Michelle LevyI refuse to crash and burn.Sitting in turbulence, gripping the armrests, I am tolerating so much discomfort. Every bump spells catastrophe. Our craft lurches forward…Oct 7, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Michelle LevyWhat wakes me up?Is it the light of dawn shining through horizontal blinds?Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Michelle LevyinWild Heart WritersThe Power of Mantra to Remove DustGrowing up with religion gave me a tool, a framework for morality, a moral litmus test. It trained me to sit with ambiguity and ask, “What…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
Michelle LevyInterspecies Interaction is Vital to the Human ExperienceA pack of dogs charged me today, and I held perfectly still.Aug 30, 20191Aug 30, 20191
Michelle LevyinWild Heart WritersEscape From AtonementThe man who needs to ask for forgiveness is too ashamed. He cannot ask. He clams up.Aug 27, 2019Aug 27, 2019