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How Can I Stop Fighting with Myself?
Dear Meli, I have a history of fighting with myself, especially when it comes to my weight. Lately, I’ve been getting in touch with different aspects of myself, and I’m realizing that there’s a part of me that really wants to lose weight. But there’s another part of...
Are Some People Born Grumpy?
Some people are born more grumpy than others. But with gratitude practice, you can become more positive, no matter how grumpy you were when you were born!
Do You Have to Spend the Holidays with Your Family?
Dear Meli, The holidays are upon us. Yikes! I know everyone loves Christmas - or a lot of people do - but I'm not one of them. My mom died a few years ago, and ever since then my older brother has taken over being the host for Christmas. My brother is a really hard...
Using the Enneagram for Personal and Spiritual Liberation
There are lots things to say about the Enneagram, a spiritual personality system comprised of nine ways of approaching the world. But the most important thing to know about it is this: The Enneagram is like Kryptonite to the ego. Just like that alien mineral had the...
How Do You Forgive Yourself?
Dear Meli, I'm having a problem with forgiveness. It's not forgiveness of someone else I'm having a hard time with - it's forgiveness of myself. In my last relationship, I cheated on my partner. Looking back, my ex and I both now acknowledge that our relationship...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 14: The Cry Baby
Our cat was waking us up every morning to be fed. We found a way to stop him from doing that!
How Can I Stop Being a Wallflower?
Dear Meli, I've always been different than other people. I don't like parties. I'm not interested going out all the time. My husband is the exact opposite. If he had his way, we'd be going out every night. I keep thinking I need to push myself to be more social, but...
One Cool Thing You Can Do to Increase Your Prosperity
When you think of increasing your prosperity, especially if you’re one of us woo-woo types, there are probably a few things that come to mind. Vision boards. Affirmations. Deep, intrapsychic explorations to root out and eliminate any and all blocks to receiving...
Is My Big Vision from Ego or Source?
Dear Meli, Since I was a kid, I've seen myself serving in a big way. The vision I saw as a kid was me on a stage, in front of thousands of people. The work I'm doing now seems to be leading in that direction. But I keep worrying that it's my ego that wants my vision...
The Rogue Affirmation That’s Healing Me
Everyone who knows anything about affirmations knows that they’re supposed to be positive. Otherwise they’d be negamations, and those aren’t helpful in creating positive change. Right? Yeah, but. I’ve had success with rogue affirmations in the past, and it’s happening...
Dear Readers: 30 Years of One-Day-at-a-Times
Dear Readers, This is a post I wrote and posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago. And now I want to share it with you. 30 years clean and sober is turning out to be a huge milestone for me, changing me in countless ways. Enjoy! Love, Meli 30 Years of One Day at a Times...
When Is Procrastination Not Procrastination But Something Else Entirely?
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time, but I kept putting it off. Kidding. I actually just thought of this the other day, so my composition of this post is not emblematic of the principle I’ll be discussing. That said, I have lots of experience with...