Mel's Two Cents Blog

Hello Friends, Let's continue on from last week. As you practice freeing your mind from outdated, dysfunctional or toxic thoughts, ideas and beliefs, it's very important to replace them immediately with those that will serve your highest good aka lead you to a more peaceful, joy-filled and fulfilling life experience. Try using affirmations as we've talked about before. Affirmations are positive statements about yourself or your circumstances that can help you challenge and overcome self-sabotaging and negative thoughts. When you repeat them often you eventually start to believe them, they become your new truth and your life experience changes. While affirmations [...]

Hello Friends, I wanted to take a moment to remember our forefathers and the courage and sacrifice they made which led to us to being able to celebrate Independence Day every 4th of July. They wanted to be free from tyranny, so they changed their minds, followed their hearts, took action, and ta-da: America, land of the free and home of the brave, was born. They left us a superior example of how we can do this everyday in our own lives. Once you attain freedom in your mind from negative or oppressive beliefs, your outside circumstances will rearrange themselves to [...]

Hello Friends, I felt moved to once again remind you, and myself, about the futility of resisting the "what is" that disturbs our peace. If you can't change it then let it be and shift your attention onto something that pleases you instead. Remember to practice deep breathing to calm yourself and bring yourself into the present moment. Then say a prayer thanking Heaven for facilitating the solution or meditate on the picture of the desired outcome and practice feelings of joy. I know, I know, sometimes it feels as if things are moving slower than a snail, and we [...]

Hello Friends, As a follow up from last week, the other thing you can do to get out of a rut is... drum roll please... don't complain and don't explain! Instead, focus on your desires, think about them, talk about them with people who are supportive, do some research on them, remind yourself that you are enough and willing to do what it takes. Rather than moaning and groaning about what did or didn't happen, how hurt and wronged you were, and how it's not fair, ask yourself: What can I learn from this? Then turn your attention to what [...]

Hello Friends, Feeling stuck? Feeling like you're in limbo land and don't know what to do? Feeling hopeless about letting go of a bad habit or dysfunctional pattern? Let's practice asking powerful questions to break free from self sabotage and limiting beliefs. Questions are a powerful tool for unlocking answers that lie in within your subconscious mind. Ever wonder why you're so anxious or worried all the time? Why you can't get what you say you want? Well, the answer is in there somewhere just waiting to be discovered so that once you "see the light" you can move forward [...]

Hello Friends, Often we find ourselves in circumstances that make us feel uncomfortable, frustrated, helpless, inadequate, etc. a.k.a. I can't stand this one more second; this is getting on my last good nerve; or I feel like I want to cry, scream and explode. Fret not my friends. All that's happening is that this particular situation is reminding you of a past event that made you feel the same way. Stop and take a few deep breaths and bring yourself back to the present moment. Really take a look at your surroundings, see and experience them fully. Remind yourself that [...]

Hello Friends, Let's chat a bit about how uncomfortable change can be. Sorry to burst any rose colored bubbles but it can be no other way as with change we are experiencing something new and unknown. We have exited our comfort zone and it feels scary. discomfort : mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance evolution : a process of change in a certain direction : unfolding : a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : growth Our first instinct is to run from discomfort as if we're in [...]

Hello Friends, I'm baaack!!!  I am finally starting to feel settled in Las Vegas and ready to get back to work. It took quite a bit of work and a lot of letting go but the move went smoothly and the drive from NJ to NV was beautiful, and long. Now I can check "road trip" off my list. You can see pictures on my Instagram @mels2cents. This change, this "daring greatly" has stretched me and shown me how strong I really am. Change is not easy and sometimes its not pretty either, but the good news is that we are [...]

Hello Friends, We're taught from a very young age to: shut up and not express our feelings so we don't make others feel uncomfortable; please others so they will accept us; do what's practical; prepare for the worst; don't take any chances; blah, blah, blah, etc. ad infinitum. So how's that been working for you?! I've learned that suppressing your authenticity makes you emotionally, mentally and physically sick - YUCKO and no thank you! Expressing yourself and living your truth is the only thing that will fill that void, that black hole in our soul that we try to fill with business, things and addictions. As you know, I'm [...]

Hello Friends, Please forgive me for being MIA the past few weeks. I am preparing to relocate from New Jersey to Las Vegas! That's right folks, I am off on a new adventure and as you can imagine, there's a lot involved so I've been a very busy bee. I am happy to announce that I will be participating in the second annual Love, Peace and Happiness Retreat, May 6-8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year we had an amazing time teeming with synchronicities, miracles and camaraderie. There are awesome presenters participating and I will be speaking about intuition development, doing a few practice exercises, and reading [...]