In the spring of 2007, I finished the first draft of a novel called Tinimi. The super short summary of Tinimi is that it’s about a woman whose love interest disappears into another reality. The not-as-short-summary is as follows: Ollie Finn, a former circus performer with no goals or sense of direction, has been dumped […]

View the post > I Wrote a Novel! And It Predicted My Future!

Capitalism has done a lot of weird things to human beings. One of the weirdest is telling us we should equate our self-worth with productivity. If I’m super productive, I’m super worthy. If I’m not, I’m … not. Yeah. That’s a bigfat lie. And yet… The whole productivity piece is still tricky for me. I […]

View the post > The Worst Thing to Do When You’re Overwhelmed with Work

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Einstein said that, and he was kinda smart. But where is Einstein when I’m stuck in my problem-creating thinking? Hey, Mr. Smarty Pants. How do I get to the different thinking that’s going to be make everything better? Huh? You […]

View the post > How to Get Unstuck From a Problem

I love getting discouraged. It’s a wonderful opportunity to put my spiritual tools to use. Kidding!  I haaaaaaate getting discouraged. It’s like falling into a dark, slimy hole. Everything was fine! I was doing so well! And then I tripped and fell into a horrible hole and it feels like I can’t get out. Back […]

View the post > How to Overcome Discouragement

Dear Meli, I ended my last romantic relationship about five years ago. Since then, I’ve been doing tons of prayer and visualization work about bringing in my perfect partner. I know they’re coming – I can feel them. But sometimes I get discouraged. I thought they’d be here by now. I’m wondering if I’m doing […]

View the post > Why Is My Manifestation Taking So Long?

Letting in prosperity can be an uncomfy topic for us spiritual types. After all, Spirit is all about love and light. Twinkles and rainbows. It can feel like a contradiction to bring Spirit into a conversation about money, which – let’s face it – has a pretty dirty rep. Sure, everything is Spirit, so that […]

View the post > 3 Tricks to Letting in Prosperity

How magical is your spiritual practice? Do you spend each day vibing with the angels and having earth-shattering revelations every hour? Or is it more like a comforting, background hum? For me, when I first discovered the spiritual path, it was more like the former. It was like I was walking around with the top […]

View the post > How to Bring the Magic Back into Your Spiritual Practice

Dear Meli, I hear a lot of people these days talking about affirmations and creating their life. But isn’t Source in charge of everything? And isn’t Source waaaaay smarter than we are? Why do we need to claim or affirm anything? Sticking with Surrender Dear Sticking, Good for you to stick with surrender! A great idea! This […]

View the post >  Isn’t Surrendering to Spirit Better Than Affirmations?

Dear Meli, I’m new to this whole ‘you create your life’ thing. Not surprisingly, I have some questions. Do I really create everything in my life? My dad died a couple years ago. Did I create that? I was born with a congenital heart issue. Did I create that? I understand that I have an effect on some of […]

View the post > Do I Really Control ALL the Conditions in My Life?

What do spirituality and politics have in common? Anything? Abraham Hicks, one of my favorite spiritual teachers, likes to talk about the vortex of creation. The vortex describes the experience of being connected to Source energy. And when we’re connected to Source energy? Well, that’s when things get seriously groovy. Now, ultimately we’re always connected […]

View the post > A Spiritual Model for Creating Political Progress