Dear Meli, I have been a spiritual seeker for over forty years. I meditate daily and I try to be a good person in the world. My job for many years was in the non-profit arena, working with kids. Near the end of my time of working directly with kids (I eventually transferred to a supervisory […]

View the post > How Can I Let Go of My Past Mistake?

Dear Meli, I have been part of a meditation group for a long time. One of the members is an old friend. For a while now, my friend has been wanting more and more of my time. I love my friend, but he tends to be really negative and I feel drained after hanging with […]

View the post > Can I Break Up With My Friend?

Dear Meli, I have been a spiritual seeker for over 4 decades. When I first discovered spirituality, I was very much striving for enlightenment. I read books about other people who had “woken up” spiritually, and I wanted the same thing. Then, over time, I released that goal. I heard other spiritual seekers and teachers […]

View the post > Is Enlightenment an Achievable Goal?

Dear Meli, About a year ago, I was asked to be a part of a new business in my town. At first, things were amazing. My two partners and I were really jazzed about setting up something innovative and new. Their business philosophy seemed to align with everything I stand for and believe in, spiritually and […]

View the post > Does Law of Attraction Mean You Don’t Need to Do Anything But Visualize?

Dear Meli, I was in a spiritual community for about 10 years. For a lot of this time, I lived on site with our spiritual leader. I was married when I was in the community, and my husband and I lived there together. And now the tricky part. Our spiritual leader was a proponent of […]

View the post > How Do I Move On From Guru Abuse?

Dear Meli, I recently had a big dream come true. Incredible, right? So why am I feeling so conflicted? I was invited to be a part of a professional organization that I’ve admired for decades. At first, it was great. But now, not so much. The biggest problem is how much energy it takes. I’m […]

View the post > What If You Hate Your Dream Come True?

Dear Meli, My best friend has a new partner. At first, I was really happy for her. But the last few times I’ve hung out with both of them, I’m noticing that my friend’s partner is not nice to her. It’s pretty stressful to be around. I wasn’t sure whether or not to say something to […]

View the post > Help! My Friend’s Partner Is Abusive!

Dear Meli, I have a friend who watches the news every day. She’s really upset about everything that’s going on in the world and it’s really stressing her out. I, on the other hand, do not watch the news. I know that there’s a lot going on in the world and it makes my heart […]

View the post > How Can I Be There for My News Junkie Friend?

Dear Meli, I am a happily married woman. Or at least, I used to think so. Lately, I have been feeling less attracted to my husband and more attracted to, um, just about everyone. Well, not everyone. But I’m finding myself attracted to other men a lot. Some of them are guys I know, some […]

View the post > What Do I Do About Being Attracted to People Outside My Marriage? 

Dear Meli, I’m involved in a spiritual community where they talk a lot about manifesting things. It’s pretty cool, and I’ve had a lot of success with it. But here’s the thing. When I first joined the community, I was really into the practice of Eckhart Tolle’s work in The Power of Now. It was really […]

View the post > How Can I Manifest Things in the Future If I’m Living in the Now?