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?

I love love. I love peace. I want to see peace and love thrive in every area of life, including the political arena. But still. I’ve had my doubts. Sure, it feels good to be in a crowd of like-minded individuals, all standing for peace and love and justice. It feels good to sing songs […]

View the post > Turns Out, Nonviolent Protests Are Actually Incredibly Effective

Here’s what a lot of folks think the manifestation process is like: You pick a new thing you want to manifest in your life. You meditate. You say affirmations. You make a vision board. When the new thing comes, it fits neatly into your life. Like the final piece of a puzzle. Voila! You are […]

View the post > You Can’t Manifest Something New Without Doing This

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!

Who likes change? Not me. Not a fan. Change often feels like it’s happening to me. Like I have no control over it. It feels ruthless and relentless. Like an action movie villain, storming the town and burning everything in sight. Beware the Wrath of the Corrupt Colonel Change!!! Mwa ha ha ha. But what […]

View the post > How to Make Change Work FOR You  

When I was a kid, I knew I was going into theater. I say knew, as opposed to dreamed about, because I was given a vision showing me exactly what was coming. It happened when I was seven years old. I was standing in my parent’s bedroom. Suddenly, in my mind’s eye, I saw myself […]

View the post > When the Disruption of the Plan IS the Plan

You’re not always right. No offense, but you’re not. And I’m not saying this because I’m a Super Smarty Pants who knows everything and always does what I’m supposed to do. Quite the opposite, in fact. I’m a Super Silly Pants who has all sorts of ideas that are not always the best thing for […]

View the post > Is Your Current Plan a Safer Version of What’s Really Calling You?

First off, I need to say that I’m not a conspiracy theorist. And it’s not just because I don’t look good in tinfoil. I don’t believe that Elvis Presley faked his death. I don’t believe that the British royal family are descended from blood-drinking, shape-shifting alien reptiles. And I have no idea who killed JFK. […]

View the post > The Ultimate Conspiracy Theory

Dear Meli, I hate my job! It’s boring and it sucks the life out of me. And before you say I should just quit, it’s not that simple. I work for a government agency, and I’ve built up a lot of time with them. In order to collect a decent pension, I need to stay […]

View the post > I Hate My Job! But I Can’t Quit!

“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