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“Telling the truth when we feel vulnerable is one of the hardest things to do. We might fear rejection, abandonment, disapproval, disappointment, rage, hurt, or just the raw exposure that’s an unavoidable part of the process. Yet almost every time we’re willing to tell a hard truth, we grow and deepen in presence, no matter…

Standing in the kitchen talking to two of my dear friends over a hot cup of tea we came to a sudden realization looking at each other and said. “What a difference a year makes.” Never had a statement resonated with such a beautiful gong ringing zest. After all we had been through last year…

Enjoy this beautiful short film Caine’s Arcade that exemplifies what it means to share what you love as nine year old Caine opens a cardboard arcade in his Dad’s auto shop. Have a dream. Make manifest and bring to life the vision in your head.

Everyone I meet changes me. All that surrounds me is nature’s elegance. Love offers up endless opportunity to expand exponentially. Any thought in my head that isn’t loving is not true. My friends know who I am and show up when I need them. Offering all of myself to any effort is the greatest gift…

“It is holy or unholy depending on how we perceive it and the purpose that the mind ascribes to it.” Letting go of the need to know of a future that can never be set in stone, that only exists in the mind frees the moment of now and gives everything up for the grand…

Do it with a song. As I was browsing through youtube I saw this… from the the last episode of the “I Love Lucy” series “Lucy Meets the Moustache.”  Catch the poignancy of each moment when you know that after a successful marriage, a long running beloved series and two children, Lucy and Desi were…

Everything meaningful comes out of the space of nothingness. May you open into the fullness of the present and allow the world unfold in all its magnificence. Let me know what comes up. lots of love,   Melanie

Sometimes we need to get out of our current environment and see the world with new eyes. A few years ago a beautiful friend of mine filled up a suitcase with medical supplies, food and everything she could stuff into a carry on and headed to Africa to distribute what she could to those in…
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