There are more good people than bad people.  There is more kindness than there is hate. No matter how dark it seems, there will always be light. No matter how much fear or depression or uncertainty or unknowing, life happens and love begins again.

It is always a treat to see one of the greats in spoken word and discourse on the poetic tradition, David Whyte talking and reading his poems in person.  It was a true blessing and gift to join in the celebration of words in harmony with spirit at a recent Saturday morning in Santa Monica, California…

What if you woke up and all you felt was acceptance in your heart for yourself and all you meet? What if every breeze that hits your cheek felt like loving kisses? What if you lived your life from the purpose of your being? What if today was a day that you recognized you are enough and…

Surrender is the wisdom of the faithful open heart to realize miracles.  It is one of the biggest powers we have to manifest grace into and through our life with so much love.  My Mom always says, ‘Melanie, come on now.’ When I give her the famous lines ‘All we can do is pray.’    Almost all…

For Father’s Day, SynergyTV Network, approached me about a crowd sourcing project for one of the tiny books of poems and affirmations I wrote called I am a Great Man.  Not even understanding the full nature of what crowd sourcing was I agreed to participate, the call went out for photographs of the great men…

When you feel you can’t go on.  It is a great to stop and say  — play on.  Let whatever it is play on.   There is a moment of freedom in taking a wonderful deep releasing breath out and relax for beat entering into a new stream of possibility.  Life is achieved in the…

“Every day I remember this is the miracle. Me and you in agreement to share the truth with love and allow healing to occur.  In this I experience God’s great wonder working through me.” In the face of all my fears there is love. Within all my relationships their exists the power to heal perceptions…

You want to become a great screenwriter because you have been inspired by great screenwriting. It is as simple as that. Words on a page brought to life by actors. Those moments in the movie theater where your heart thrills at the glorious movement of images projected on a screen showcasing the true beauty of…

“Get ready for a hurricane!”  The butterfly effect – one butterfly flapping its wings can cause a hurricane. Like one single act of kindness encourages other’s to do the same. “Get a whole lot of butterflies to flap there wings in the direction of kindness and you change the world.” Link to the video/article on Chris…

Friendship is where we learn how to trust ourselves with another person, where we share all of ourselves, and in the beauty of our friend relationships we learn how to live out our fullest potential. I hold friendship in the highest regard.  Every day, every hour, I witness great and powerful acts of friendship and love.…

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