I like to think of myself as a kind person. Not super kind. Like, I’m not going to be going too far out of my way to help those in need. I’m not hopping on board planes to deliver supplies to the latest casualties of global warming. I’m not inviting unhoused folks to...
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...
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,...
If I had to sum up the recent U.S. Presidential election in one word, I would pick: Divisive. I don’t want to pick that word. I’d rather pick a fun word like Spunky. Or Effervescent. Or Jabberwocky. But alas. I am stuck with Divisive. We all are. In the aftermath of...
Dear Meli, I am gutted about the recent US presidential election. I was so sure that it was going to go a different way. At first, I felt physically ill. Lately I’ve been feeling a sense of apathy and depression. I am doubling down on my spiritual practices, and...
