Last night, as I labored at my drafting table to calligraph an Aramaic text on a ketubah print, I distracted my aching hand by listening to a Third Tribe seminar with Sonia Simone and Johnny B. Truant. It was a fun interview, but one part in particular really stuck with me: The reminder not to… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Staying out of pooping range
The bird poop and feathers on my windshield are a clear indication that the doves have taken up their summer residence again, building their nest in the rafters of the carport. Right above my car. Very convenient for them. Not so much for me. I already needed a car wash (one more thing that has… Continue Reading
Weekly Review #15: A day late and a dollar short
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? All work and no play makes Melissa a dull girl. Although it’s after midnight on what is now Monday morning, and I’m finally sitting down to write what was supposed to be… Continue Reading
A former bulimic looks back to focus forward
Whenever I teach beginning calligraphy students, I tell them to keep their practice sheets, write the date on them and tuck them away in a drawer. Then down the road, when the frustrated novice calligraphers are convinced (as they inevitably will be) that their skills are going backwards, they can pull out those early attempts… Continue Reading
The view from inside the fire pit
So here’s the thing: sometimes everything feels like it’s going swimmingly. Life is pretty balanced (even if precariously), and you’re sailing along pretty much in alignment with who you really are. You feel hopeful! Anything is possible! Life is good! Other times, not so much. You know those times: when the computer is not functioning…. Continue Reading
Weekly Review #14: Swingin’ in the trees, and the long drop down
So how am I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? Usually posted on Saturday, Review #14 is a couple of days late because I was far away from internet access all last week. Read on… Imagine that you have a ticket… Continue Reading