Dear Meli, My wife and I have been married for about 10 years, and we are very compatible. We share the same spiritual beliefs and practices, which helps a lot. But we’re also just really compatible in general. At least, I thought we were! We recently started a...
Dear Meli, I have an unusual dilemma. I have been diagnosed with terminal cancer. And I’m okay with that. I am electing not to do heroic treatments. I am 84 years old and have lived a wonderful life. The treatments would just prolong my life, but also prolong my...
Of the many gifts a Guru can bring to your life, perhaps the most valuable is when they show you the depth of spiritual wisdom that lives inside you. My Guru shares deep, valuable things with me all the time: Hairballs. Screeching yowls. And, of course, a window into...
Dear Meli, I am embarrassed to ask this question, but here goes. I have had a lifelong struggle with weight and my body. At my heaviest, I weighed over sixty pounds more than I am right now. At my lightest, I was about twenty pounds less than I am right now. My doctor...
Here’s a fun experiment: Name five words you associate with aging. First five that come to mind. What did you get? If you ask a typical American this question, you’re going to get responses like feeble, sick, forgetful, and depressed. If you ask a typical Chinese...
The other night, I was not sleeping. Actually, there have been a few “other nights” lately that have involved a lack of sleep. There wasn’t anything in particular keeping me awake the other night. Just the fire, aka the demise of democracy as we’ve known it. You know,...
