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How Do You Get Unstuck about Money?
Dear Meli, My life is really good. I have a great partner. I have a job I like. I have a great relationship with my grown kids. I have a wonderful spiritual community. There's only one part of my life that isn't totally great. And that's my relationship with money....
3 Ways That Spiritual Practice Can Improve Your Relationships
Last week, we explored the wild and wonderful world of building a relationship with your Higher Power. This week, we're taking it to the streets! More specifically, we're taking this Higher Power gig and applying it to our interactions with other people. The trickiest...
How Do You Navigate Religious Differences in Your Family?
Dear Meli, The holidays are upon us. This year, I am going back to spend time with my family of origin, something I haven't done for a long time. My family is really religious, especially my parents and two of my siblings. I consider myself really religious too, but...
How to Build a Relationship with Your Higher Power
Is it really possible to have a relationship with a Higher Power? I mean, that's a pretty imposing thing to have a relationship with. Like Cher. Except this Cher also created the sky and the seas and everything in creation. Kind of intimidating. When I was a kid, the...
How Do You Love a Rotten Neighbor?
Dear Meli, "Love your neighbor" is a common phrase. But whoever said that didn't know my neighbors. When they first moved in, everything seemed fine. But three years and twenty police reports later, everything looks a little different. Domestic violence, drug use,...
There Are Two Versions of Your Life. Which One Do You Live By?
Did you know that you have two different versions of your life? Well, you do. One of these versions is wide and expansive. It's big and badass. If this version of your life was a balloon, it would be one of those beautiful hot air balloons that sail across the...
Is It Spiritual to Take Medication for Depression?
Dear Meli, I have struggled with depression for many years. For a long time, I resisted the idea of medication. About two years ago, I finally started taking meds. They are definitely helping, but now I have another dilemma. I still have this idea that I should have...
How Meditation Can Save Your Life
Sure, meditation is great for becoming spiritually enlightened, but it's also good for more basic stuff. Like saving your life. Before I started meditating, I would often have bad days. On a bad day, I would feel like this: Sometimes I knew why I felt bad. Other times...
How Do You Visualize When You’re Stuck?
Dear Meli, When I first started doing affirmations and visualizing, I had great luck. Everything I imagined came to me – friends, a great job, good health. But lately – everything has been falling apart. I'm still doing the affirmations and visualization, but now it's...
Are You a Victim of the Meditation Myth?
There's a big fat myth about meditation. This myth is believed by meditators and non-meditators alike. It's especially believed by people who've tried to meditate, but gave up because they sucked at it. Or think they sucked at it. Because of the myth. Here's how it...
How Do You End a Friendship?
Dear Meli, I've have a friend that I've been friends with since we were kids. For the past few years, I've had a harder and harder time being around him. I feel bad even admitting this, because he's a great guy. It's just that we're moving in different directions....
Do You Believe the Money Lie?
There are so many lies about money, it's hard to keep track of them all. Like: Money is the root of all evil. It's actually attachment to money that causes behavior some might deem evil. Or how about this one: Money doesn't grow on trees. If money doesn't grow on...