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Melissa
May 21, 2019
sparks

The Web

Melissa
May 21, 2019
sparks
The Web

We roared the night we first met,

and then I got frightened and hid from you.

Tagged: independence, on being a woman, poems, relationships

Melissa
May 8, 2019
life

The Value of Being "Good Enough"

Melissa
May 8, 2019
life
The Value of Being "Good Enough"

My fall was an awakening. Now that I didn’t have to be perfect, I could be good.

Tagged: growth, healing, independence, the creative path, quotes, resolve, on being a woman

Melissa
April 10, 2019
wisdom

Joy in the World

Melissa
April 10, 2019
wisdom
Joy in the World

I had a beautiful feeling and realization recently through the creation and fruition of completing my new, forthcoming album, of relating a bit to how parents must feel when their little, magical bundle of joy is finally now in the world…

Tagged: growth, healing, resolve, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
March 26, 2019
sparks

Original Sadness

Melissa
March 26, 2019
sparks
Original Sadness

You were supposed to love me as I was…

but you were the source of my

original sadness.

Tagged: healing, on being a woman, poems, relationships, spirit

Melissa
March 13, 2019
life

It's Clearing Now

Melissa
March 13, 2019
life
It's Clearing Now

I’ve just finished recording my fourth album. And it’s felt like an exorcism.

Tagged: growth, healing, on being a woman, resolve, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
February 4, 2019
wisdom

On Heartache and Healing

Melissa
February 4, 2019
wisdom
On Heartache and Healing

With Valentine’s Day coming up next week, I’ve been thinking a lot about heartache and how physical a pain it can be. Whether it’s a breakup, parting ways with a friend, or the loss of a loved one, the energy of the heart is so powerful that when it’s broken, it truly feels like it and you are pieces.

Tagged: healing, humankind, independence, relationships, self-care, spirit

Melissa
January 22, 2019
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Etymology

Melissa
January 22, 2019
sparks
Etymology

Taxonomy was Adam's task.

To name the unnamed is the poet's cause.

Tagged: humankind, mindfulness, on being a woman, poems

Melissa
January 8, 2019
life

Little Miracles

Melissa
January 8, 2019
life
Little Miracles

There was something magnificent to me in the boldness of this bravely winged, but blackened heart that so many things of life had been nailed to — it’d been pierced by life itself.

Tagged: healing, relationships, spirit

Melissa
December 26, 2018
sparks

"I want to become more and more childish..."

Melissa
December 26, 2018
sparks
"I want to become more and more childish..."

“I have gained nothing by the enlargement of my world; on the contrary, I have lost. I want to become more and more childish and to pass beyond childhood in the opposite direction.” -Henry Miller

Tagged: independence, mindfulness, quotes, spirit, the creative path

Melissa
December 11, 2018
wisdom

The Innocence and Experience of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”

Melissa
December 11, 2018
wisdom
The Innocence and Experience of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”

I’ve become ensorceled by the updated version of Joni’s song …It’s become almost like a secret key to understanding this phase of growth in my life.   

Tagged: change, growth, independence, mindfulness, lyrics, on being a woman, spirit

Melissa
November 26, 2018
wisdom

True Colors: On Embracing the Full “Palette” of Life and Self

Melissa
November 26, 2018
wisdom
True Colors:  On Embracing the Full “Palette” of Life and Self

For anyone who struggles with others’ perceptions in choosing a somewhat “unconventional” life path or being an “unconventional” person.

Tagged: healing, independence, on being a woman, relationships, quotes, self-care, the creative path

Melissa
November 13, 2018
life

Working On New Album To Be Recorded March 2019 at Tiny Telephone, Oakland

Melissa
November 13, 2018
life
Working On New Album To Be Recorded March 2019 at Tiny Telephone, Oakland

It’s been a long journey for me to get back to wanting to record again, but life in all its mysterious ways and nudges to help us grow and change has gratefully led me to this new creative space and time.  

Tagged: change, growth, healing, resolve, the creative path

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