Mel's Two Cents Blog

Hello Friends, The winds of change continue to swirl about us, seemingly banishing us to this nebulous land of 'neither here nor there' and waiting anxiously for the dark clouds to clear. So what do we do? The answer came to me in a song this morning, an '80s classic: Heaven Is A Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle. That's right folks, I believe we are being asked to create our own personal heaven on earth. How the heck do we do that?!? you ask. Well, it's going to take a bit of bravery and tenacity. Do some soul searching and [...]

Hello Friends, I hope you've been practicing getting quiet through meditation, mindfulness or breathing exercises and then making notes of the impressions, words, visions and/or ideas you receive. Today we'll chat a bit about how to trust the information/inspiration you receive. trust 1  a : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something; b : one in which confidence is placed It's really quite simple folks - just follow the guidance, take the action recommended and see what happens. Another way is to practice paying attention to how you feel when you hear/receive the guidance. If you feel at ease, encouraged [...]

Hello Friends, We interrupt our regularly scheduled intuition development series to bring you this public service announcement to address the difficult energies swirling around in the atmosphere recently. Lately, it feels as if things are moving at a slow, molasses-like pace filled with fogginess. I've been hard at work on various projects and the results are slow in coming and I have to remind myself to keep a positive outlook and maintain my peace and joy, even if I feel like screaming or throwing a tantrum. So what's a girl, or a guy, to do? Well, this girl woke up [...]

Hello Friends, I hope you are practicing asking questions and intuitively receiving answers along with me. This led me to revisit one of my favorite metaphysical teachers - Florence Scovel Shinn. She was an artist and book illustrator who later became a new thought metaphysical teacher and stared writing books in the mid-1920s that were short and simple to understand yet packed a powerful punch. I highly recommend you check out her work. The reason for my revisit with Florence was the need to practice patience during this process. Our ego/conscious mind wants immediate results but we all know waiting is a big part of life, and yet [...]

Hello Friends, I hope you're having fun getting to know yourself. I've saved the best for last in this series of asking questions. What if I told you that life is one giant hologram - a projection of your thoughts, beliefs and superstitions. It's one giant mirror reflecting back to us what's in our mind and what we hold strong emotions about. That's right folks, we are making it all up as we go along. This may sound a bit like science fiction but it is our reality. If you beg to differ then I suggest you first catch up on your [...]

Hello Friends, Last week we talked about asking questions and I'd like to expound on this a bit. Questions are great because they give our mind permission to seek answers and alert us to anything related to the question. This is why soon after posing a question we start to notice information that may be helpful or the answer simply appears or occurs to us. We are better off following the example of little children by remaining curious and asking questions. I wondered "why do we get so annoyed when children ask questions incessantly?" The answer I got is that we become annoyed because we hate to admit that we don't know [...]

Hello Friends, I really missed writing last week while I was at the Love, Peace and Happiness Retreat in Las Vegas, NV. A wonderful and wondrous time was had by all filled with joy, comradery and amazing synchronicities.  For a peak at what was going on check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPdE46EQ2os Now to the topic at hand - developing your intuition. Intuition 1 : quick and ready insight; 2 a : immediate apprehension or cognition; b : knowledge or conviction gained by intuition; c : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and [...]

Hello Friends, I woke up this morning with a fun oldie playing in my mind: You Sexy Thing (I Believe in Miracles) by Hot Chocolate. It starts out with the infamous chorus that everyone remembers: I believe in miracles Where you from You sexy thing, sexy thing you I believe in miracles Since you came along You sexy thing Miracle 1 : an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs; 2 : an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment; 3 Christian Science : a divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly as the fulfillment of spiritual law Sexy 1 : sexually [...]

Hello Friends, Feeling stuck you say, like nothing's happening, nothing's moving, things appear bleak and hopeless, and you have no idea where to go or what to do? So, I ask you: What are you stuck on? Is it a limiting belief, something someone once told you that is making you doubt yourself? Is it a past painful or traumatic event that has you living in fear? Well my friends, the only way to unstick yourself is to start moving. Once you start moving you will gain momentum and eventually reach your desired goal. Stick 1 a : to remain in a place, [...]

Hello Friends, Admit it, we like to complain a little too much and what does it get us? Mostly headaches, indigestion or crappy moods. Complain 1 : to express grief, pain, or discontent; 2 : to make a formal accusation or charge When we experience a problem, we can't wait to tell anyone who will listen to us what happened and how it's horrible, terrible, a disaster, a travesty of justice! Complaining is how we express our dissatisfaction without actually doing something to address the problem, or shall we say the perceived problem and possible opportunity to "be the change we wish to see in the world," as Mahatma [...]