Leslie,

I have always thought of you as the Enchanted Gardener and Uncle Leslie seems to fit as well. It is no surprise that the children loved it. You are born to do this.

The same emotions that stunted your growth can free your growth as you in a healthy way work through it. Grief and sadness with loss can turn to a gain as you realize the strength you gain from the loss. I have seen the ravages of arthritis disappear in a patient who had been frozen since age 19 ... slowly they were able to freely move. The body has an inherent capacity to heal. Seeing that patient do the lotus position was no surprise to me -- I asked her what was so special about that? She replied she had never done the lotus position before -- isn't that what life is all about? the miracle of discovery, the miracle of healing, and the miracle of life. Love knows no boundaries. There is no distance in love and prayer.

Sending you good thoughts.