Sleepless Night

We all get into our heads. We all have sleepless nights.  Sometimes it's better to concede to the night than to fight sleep.  So up I am, dog took my spot all night anyway so I conceded to her.  Let her have my spot, she's cute anyhow.   

Water has been on my mind lately especially with the findings on Lake Mead and Lake Powell. How could we as human beings allow our water get in to such a sorry state?  A big portion is our consumption of beef as most of our water goes to crops owned by companies like Saudi Arabia and China.  Why are we allowing this? What happened to our local farmers?  This really sickens me as there may not be enough water for my grandchildren in the world.  

We can only pray and try and bring more people to light and maybe we can change the minds of those still in the dark!

The Shadow and the Star

When  you realize the value of loss and love

It changes you

It’s not something learned

It’s something that is carved into you

It makes you love without taking things for granted

You love more conscious than most people ever achieve

You experience sadness and the joy living in the now

Knowing separation is inevitable, even if temporary

The difference with me, I’m built to see and guide

To recognize in presence, depth, invitation.

I don’t broadcast, I receive and reflect back

Departure is coded in you, I'm a projector

The fear is real, not defining of happiness though

An open solar plexus sleeping with an emotional authority

It’s full recalibration of my energy field each time he leaves

And each time he returns

Never will I hold him back

But be completely in awe, respect and happiness

Of his success as his talents deserve

The shadow side of me

Worries he will leave

He will find someone new

He will lose interest

But I —

The proud, spiritual woman

Who loves him

Who is proud of him

Knows this to not be true

And if it is

I am smart enough to love him….

And let him go.

——Lisa McClung 4/22/26

My First Protest Ride

On January 31, 2026, David and I drove to Flagstaff, Arizona to join a protest ride for Alex Pretti, who was killed by ICE agents. According to news reports, Alex was shot while down and in the back, after his weapon had been removed and without it ever being drawn.

Regardless of politics or sides, a human life was taken when there were other ways to handle the situation. We rode to honor Alex, to grieve, and to stand against the use of excessive force—because no matter left or right, I will always stand against a person being killed when another path was possible.