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I am a dreamer. I vaguely remember the nuns telling my parents I was always daydreaming and not really paying attention in school. Of...
Melissa Mayer
May 25, 20221 min read
My Healing Community
Welcome to "My Healing Community"!!! Where we discuss healing, Spirituality, and all things meaningful!!! We are online and requesting...
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Melissa Mayer
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Spring Awakening and Spiritual Perseverance
This blog post is inspired by the title of two different chapters in my book, Recovering My True Self. This past Sunday, those of us in...
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Melissa Mayer
Dec 15, 20214 min read
Winter Solstice Introspection and Forgiveness
It seems as though the change of season always inspires me to write and reflect, thank you Rudolph Steiner, and my sensitivity to change....
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Melissa Mayer
Oct 5, 20214 min read
Summer Journeys/Fall Reflections
I find myself sitting here, one week into the Autumn. This morning, as the weather dropped into the 60’s, I donned leggings and long...
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Melissa Mayer
Aug 10, 20213 min read
She/He/They are Just A Kid!
Whoa, the busy days of summer are here!!! My kids are making up for a previous quiet pandemic summer by enrolling in nature camp,...
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Melissa Mayer
May 17, 20215 min read
Spring Awakening
It’s been 2 weeks since my book, Recovering My True Self, became available. It’s an understatement to say what an exciting time these...
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Melissa Mayer
May 8, 20213 min read
I Could See Peace Instead of This
There are many powerful lessons in the A Course in Miracles Workbook. In total there are 365 daily lessons, yet on a cold February...
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Melissa Mayer
Jan 13, 20213 min read
2021, Where Do We Even Start ?!?
A few weeks into January, and it’s been a year already. The quieter and more peaceful holiday season was glorious, but let’s not forget...
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Gerald Anthony
Dec 24, 20202 min read
Reflections from the food pantry: finding meaning amid the frozen poultry
Food pantry volunteering can be a ‘mixed bag’. There is lots of standing around in the cold and lots of lifting. There’s camaraderie with...
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Gerald Anthony
Oct 20, 20203 min read
A Plea From a Mother....and a Rant From My Father
The mask I have been wearing since the Pandemic began states, 'Vote Like a Mother'. It is an incredible slogan that a friend of mine,...
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Melissa Mayer
Sep 2, 20205 min read
Weathering The Storm
My husband, kids and I have been getting some major ‘street cred’ for tent camping through Tropical Storm Isaias. We camped for 5 nights...
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Melissa Mayer
Jul 13, 20204 min read
Bunny Thoughts
On a beautiful first day of July, I was taking out the compost. I noticed a bunny standing in my path. He startled me. I paused and I...
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Melissa Mayer
Jun 23, 20202 min read
BLM is NOT Anti Police
Just a short piece for today, but one with a message that I think is really important. A public service announcement, if you will. After...
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Gerald Anthony
Jun 23, 20203 min read
Ruminations
The Times: Are they a’changing? When Bob Dylan penned his iconic “The Times They Are A Changing” in 1964, I was 11 or 12 years old. The...
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Melissa Mayer
Jun 10, 20204 min read
Time Capsule
My dad built a shed in his pandemic downtime. He got the fun brainstorm to bury a time capsule. I remember back when I was an...
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Melissa Mayer
May 15, 20205 min read
Recycled Art in a Pandemic
Another gloom and doom save the earth piece? Unfortunately, yes, but hopefully more uplifting than the usual gloom and doom with a...
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Gerald Anthony
May 6, 20203 min read
Silver Linings
First off: It goes with saying that I sympathize ever so deeply for all the people suffering all kinds of losses during this once in a...
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Melissa Mayer
Apr 29, 20207 min read
Why My Family is Opting Out of Remote Learning and the Result is Freedom!
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day I awoke with excitement. The abundance of downtime resulting from the pandemic felt like the...
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Melissa Mayer
Mar 25, 20204 min read
Our New Normal: A World That is Temporarily Closed for Renovations
Was REM right? Is it "the end of the world as we know it"? On some level yes, as I can’t imagine the world will ever be the same again....
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