My Teenage Lie and the Truth I Denied
[pic of teenager lying; look for cartoons of teens for ideas] No, I’m not going to talk about lying to myself about my sexuality. Or my gender expression. I’ve covered those before. This lie has to do with something much Bigger. Though, at the time, I thought I was...
How Do I Move On From Guru Abuse?
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...
Necessity Is a Mother
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. But sometimes? Sometimes necessity is a mother. If you know what I mean. And I think you do. Let’s go back to 2012, shall we? 2012 was the last year of the Mayan calendar. A lot of folks thought the world was going...
What’s Your Role in the Love Revolution?
Lately the world has felt like a snow globe. Except instead of snow gently falling around a bucolic winter scene when the globe is jiggled, we’re looking at institutions crumbling, people dying, and the planet erupting in extreme weather patterns. No gentle falling...
Am I Smart Enough to Know How Clueless I Am?
The longer I’m on the spiritual path, the deeper connection I have with my intuition. This connection gives me access to wisdom beyond my logical mind. I receive inspired ideas. Out-of-the-box suggestions. Seemingly strange hunches that lead me to amazing new...