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Melissa
July 11, 2018
wisdom

The Season of Sophrosyne

Melissa
July 11, 2018
wisdom
The Season of Sophrosyne

As a self-professed word nerd, I know a good one when I see one. Sophrosyne is one of those words…

Tagged: change, growth, healing, resolve, self-care

Melissa
June 26, 2018
life

The Natural Falling Away of Things

Melissa
June 26, 2018
life
The Natural Falling Away of Things

The Echium candicans, once vibrant and ultraviolet in spring, are now burned black by the hot sun at the start of summer…. they make me think about letting go of what is dead and dying… the natural falling away of things.

Tagged: change, healing, independence, mindfulness, nature, relationships, self-care

Melissa
June 12, 2018
sparks

.​.​.​And It Is All Right

Melissa
June 12, 2018
sparks
.​.​.​And It Is All Right

Well, I know I have arrived 
And it's hard just to survive 
But I'll stay alive 
...And it is all right.

Tagged: healing, humankind, lyrics, resolve, self-care, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
May 28, 2018
wisdom

On Forgiveness

Melissa
May 28, 2018
wisdom
On Forgiveness

Forgiveness is not a magic wand that you wave and make the hard feelings go away. It’s a process, and some days it comes and goes.

Tagged: growth, healing, relationships, self-care, spirit

Melissa
April 30, 2018
life

In Defense of (a Healthy) Ego

Melissa
April 30, 2018
life
In Defense of (a Healthy) Ego

For far too long in my life, my SELF has felt suppressed, minimized, belittled, ignored, unacknowledged, unloved, unseen.

Tagged: growth, healing, independence, on being a woman, relationships, self-care

Melissa
April 18, 2018
sparks

The Earth Eater

Melissa
April 18, 2018
sparks
The Earth Eater

I love the sound of the rain.
I love my feet in the sand.
I love my arms wrapped around a great redwood tree.

Tagged: mindfulness, nature, poems, spirit

Melissa
April 3, 2018
wisdom

“Why is the world so beautiful?”

Melissa
April 3, 2018
wisdom
“Why is the world so beautiful?”

"I very proudly entered the forestry school as an 18-year-old and telling them that the reason that I wanted to study botany was because I wanted to know why asters and goldenrod looked so beautiful together."

Tagged: change, growth, mindfulness, nature, quotes, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
March 27, 2018
sparks

She Wore Red: In Memory of Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba

Melissa
March 27, 2018
sparks
She Wore Red: In Memory of Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba

She was gone far too soon.

But her fire will not go out.

Tagged: healing, humankind, independence, on being a woman, relationships, resolve, spirit

Melissa
March 19, 2018
life

I Was A Sick Child: On Transformation Through Music and Song

Melissa
March 19, 2018
life
I Was A Sick Child: On Transformation Through Music and Song

I don’t consider myself a “healer”... but I do know that I’ve been healed in some powerful ways by making music.

Tagged: growth, humankind, quotes, self-care, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
March 14, 2018
wisdom

How The Wolf Sees

Melissa
March 14, 2018
wisdom
How The Wolf Sees

On the path,
I have many doubts —
but if I keep my focus,
I know they won’t last.

Tagged: growth, mindfulness, resolve

Melissa
March 7, 2018
sparks

Nepenthe

Melissa
March 7, 2018
sparks
Nepenthe

It was dark, so we tried to make our own light, / and drank candle wax like tea.

Tagged: change, healing, poems, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
March 1, 2018
wisdom

A Reminder On Self-Worth: Don't Ever Give Away Your Power to Define Yourself

Melissa
March 1, 2018
wisdom
A Reminder On Self-Worth: Don't Ever Give Away Your Power to Define Yourself

Without awareness, everything that happens is personal.

Tagged: growth, independence, mindfulness, quotes, resolve, relationships

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