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Melissa
August 1, 2017
wisdom

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late...

Melissa
August 1, 2017
wisdom
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late...

There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want.

You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing.

Tagged: change, quotes, spirit, the creative path, highlights2017

Melissa
July 26, 2017
sparks

In praise (and in need) of affection

Melissa
July 26, 2017
sparks
In praise (and in need) of affection

When I've felt hurt by another person, it's been natural for me to close off a bit. To become more guarded. Build up boundaries, and watch others carefully.

But living from this "fortified" position can not last long, nor would I want it to.

Tagged: healing, relationships, lyrics

Melissa
July 18, 2017
life

Summertime Gladness

Melissa
July 18, 2017
life
Summertime Gladness

Lately, I’ve begun to feel like how I’ve always been:   that this familiar old soulness of mine is catching up to my actual age.

Tagged: change, self-care, the creative path

Melissa
July 11, 2017
wisdom

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Melissa
July 11, 2017
wisdom
The Stories We Tell Ourselves

We come to know ourselves more fully through stories and the stories we tell ourselves, the deeply embedded narrative of our lives.

Tagged: healing, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
June 28, 2017
life

For the first time in my life, I don’t know where to go: Part 2

Melissa
June 28, 2017
life
For the first time in my life, I don’t know where to go: Part 2

Back again in my hometown of San Jose and staying at my folks’ house, I recovered quickly from the insomnia I developed while living in San Francisco.

Tagged: change, independence, the creative path, travel

Melissa
June 20, 2017
life

For the first time in my life, I don’t know where to go: Part 1

Melissa
June 20, 2017
life
For the first time in my life, I don’t know where to go: Part 1

As soon as I could, I wanted to get out of San Jose. It’s not that I didn’t like my hometown — I just knew that there was much more to see in the world and I wanted to see it.

Tagged: change, independence, the creative path, travel

Melissa
June 7, 2017
sparks

With New Eyes, Shining, and Unafraid

Melissa
June 7, 2017
sparks
With New Eyes, Shining, and Unafraid

I lay in bed one night recently, reading aloud a poem by Mary Oliver called simply, “Rain.”

I was reading the poem slowly, word by careful word, to no one in particular but myself. To the night maybe, the sky, to the flicker of stars.

Tagged: poems, the creative path

Melissa
May 24, 2017
wisdom

"Humans are born as flowers": Thich Nhat Hanh's Flower Fresh Meditation

Melissa
May 24, 2017
wisdom
"Humans are born as flowers": Thich Nhat Hanh's Flower Fresh Meditation

I first learned about Thich Nhat Hanh on a date last year of all places, when the man I was out with informed me Hanh was a Buddhist monk and peace activist whom Martin Luther King Jr. had nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Tagged: mindfulness, self-care, spirit, highlights2017

Melissa
May 17, 2017
wisdom

Butterfly Lesson: The Terrifying Gift of Imaginal Cells

Melissa
May 17, 2017
wisdom
Butterfly Lesson: The Terrifying Gift of Imaginal Cells

Imagine a group of cells living inside you, lying dormant until just the right time when—they strike and dissolve you into an “organic goop.”

Tagged: nature, change, resolve, highlights2017

Melissa
May 10, 2017
life

One From the Heart

Melissa
May 10, 2017
life
One From the Heart

This past weekend I drove about forty-five minutes outside Austin into the countryside of Bastrop County for a day-long retreat called, “It’s Time to Shine Your Light." I had come across the retreat on Facebook, and admittedly didn't know much about it beyond the title. But there was something about the name that made it feel like I needed this…

Tagged: healing, mindfulness, self-care, spirit, travel

Melissa
May 2, 2017
sparks

Genesis Tango

Melissa
May 2, 2017
sparks
Genesis Tango

We had one lung,

so we shared breaths...

Tagged: relationships, poems

Melissa
April 25, 2017
wisdom

“You are meant to be a conduit for whatever is meant to flow through you.”

Melissa
April 25, 2017
wisdom
“You are meant to be a conduit for whatever is meant to flow through you.”

It’s just a few days past the one year anniversary of Prince’s death, and I’ve been thinking of him (Him should almost be capitalized his influence was so powerful).

Tagged: healing, spirit, humankind, the creative path, highlights2017

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