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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...
How Can You Help a Family Member in Trouble?
Dear Meli, I am writing to you about my sister. She has been having a hard time for years now, but lately it's gotten worse. Her husband left her a year ago, one of her children is battling alcoholism, and she recently got laid off from work. The worst part of all of...
What’s Your Relationship Formula?
We're all run by formulas, whether we like to admit it or not. Given my hard-core nerd status, I actually like admitting it. Formulas that dictate my life and my interactions with others?! Yeah! Bring 'em on! In my early years, my relationships were run by this...
Can You Find Recovery Outside of the Twelve Steps?
Dear Meli, I have been in recovery from drug and alcohol use for five years. I have been going to Twelve Step programs for most of that time. Recently, though, I have been having trouble with meetings. It seems that everyone is so focused on their identity as an...
Why Following Your Bliss Doesn’t Always Feel Good
Many moons ago, a guy named Joseph Campbell told us we're supposed to follow our bliss. If we do that, according to him, everything gets seriously groovy. Doors start to open. Money flows in. Our chakras get all lined up and our aura turns into a Technicolor light...