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lead us into a bright and beautiful New Year! Excerpted from Melanie Lutz's LOVE LAND available digitally February 13th, 2011 -- email us info@alwaysalice.com to receive a copy. ANGELS I am my own guardian angel I have my guides and my legions of angels all around me Enabling me to love deeply and openly I am safe beyond anything my mind can mentally create I am safe to let life expand in glorious ways I am worthy and I am loved Let me not forget to shine brightly Allowing me to glow in my greatness I am now awake. I know the truth which is: I am Whole. I am here to thrive. I am here to be an example of Love and Happiness I am here to spread joy. Amen. Let this mantra light your way for the days ahead –  YOU are your own guardian angel (with all the support you need from your Loving Band of Angels.)  Thank you for what has been a most spectacular year. Thank you for your support, thank you for the love and most importantly thank you for the opportunity to grow. It is an hono...

Sometimes the simplest thoughts become the most beautiful expressions of love. Merry Christmas and may all your days be bright! Lyrics for The Prayer in English and Italian! I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go. And help us to be wise in times when we don't know. Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way. Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace To a place where we'll be safe. La luce che tu dai Nel cuore restera A ricordarci che L'eterna stella sei. I pray we'll find your light, And hold it in our hearts When stars go out each night, Remind us where you are.. Nella mia preghiera Quanta fede c'e. Lead us to a place ? Let this be our prayer When shadows fill our day Guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe. Sogniamo un mondo senza piu violenza, Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza. Ognuno dia una mano al suo vicino, Simbolo di pace...di fraternita. La forza che ci dai E desiderio te Ognuno trovi amor Intorno e dentro se. Le...

PINA - Tanzt, tanzt, sonst sind wir verloren from neueroadmovies on Vimeo . An inspiration. A way of being. A force of nature... Pina Bausche She died in 2009 her Dance Company lives on... and next year we'll be treated to a Wim Wenders treatment of her work.

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,  but do so with all your heart." -- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face  and know them for what they are." — Marcus Aurelius Open your heart with each breath you take to ideas that resonate with your soul. Con tanto amore! Melanie

For the next 100 days... I am going to consider the possibility that there is another way. I won't talk about war, I will feel peace. I won't talk about what isn't working.  I will experience what is. I won't complain about what people don't do.  I will appreciate what they do. Cura Et Labore "with care and work" I am going to allow myself to be uplifted. And. Be willing to see change. In a new light. In what's remembered. www.melanielutz.com  COMING FEBRUARY 2011 - Melanie Lutz's LOVE LAND pre-order info@alwaysalice.com

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future. Coco Chanel Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. Coco Chanel     In her own words...

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"Let your heart be light / Next year all our troubles will be out of sight" The beauty of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas as sung by Zooey Deschanel with Conan O'Brien accompanying her on guitar in a dressing room in a sound stage in Los Angeles is the complete artistry of which a simple lyric about embracing change and an unknown future resonates so completely and, lovingly, illuminates the way ahead. The song was originally performed by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. Enjoy!

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From my friend Nick... The cool thing is we don't have to hope for a miracle... "Miracles occur naturally as expressions of Love." - ACIM We are moving into the holiest days of the year so let's be as loving as possible, let's be kind and extend appreciation to everyone we encounter! lots of Love, Melanie

Gift yourself peace and clarity and love. Melanie Lutz is hosting a POWER SHOT of LOVING YOURSELF... 10 days. All Love. Delivered every morning to your inbox. Purchase Love Infused Messages for you and your loved ones. 2/3 - 2/13 3/21 - 3/31 You will get daily love infused hits and media designed to break through past thinking and patterns and offer loving support through the holidays. Think of it as a mini radical loving yourself fest offered to uplift and inspire. If you are not waking up every morning in Joy. Why not explore a different approach to the day. Let your days be filled with possibility, to dance to the beat of your truest self, illuminating the steps forward in your soul's evolution, expanding your purpose and passion. In Love. All you need is an email and an open heart. Be. Love. Repeat. lots of love, Melanie brought to you by TheBareMelcessities.com and Your Loving Band of Angels.

Honoring the day... I'm 'reprinting' a post from last year. It gets me every time. Melanie Lutz - official site: "Why Am I Here?" : "'Each of You Who Know The Joy of Freedom are Winners.' The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has an active and ongoing schedule..."

Julie Andrews is one of my heroes. She possesses an artistry that transcends whatever art form she graces with her presence. When Lerner and Lowe musicalized George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion creating My Fair Lady Julie Andrews was the perfect Eliza Doolittle originating the role in the stage production. When the film studio and producers opted for Audrey Hepburn for the movie version they brought an unstoppable spirit and elegance to the role... All I want is a room somewhere, Far away from the cold night air. With one enormous chair, Aow, wouldn't it be loverly? Lots of choc'lates for me to eat, Lots of coal makin' lots of 'eat. Warm face, warm 'ands, warm feet, Aow, wouldn't it be loverly? Aow, so loverly sittin' abso-bloomin'-lutely still. I would never budge 'till spring Crept over me windowsill. Someone's 'ead restin' on my knee, Warm an' tender as 'e can be. 'ho takes good care of me, Aow, wouldn't it be loverly?...

Influences are everywhere, in taking Gospel harmonies and translating them into Country gold The Statler Brothers in 1955 broke country from a rural tradition into a suburban reality and for five decades performed their poetic work. Here's a sampling --- Bed of Roses -- She was called a scarlet woman by the people Who would go to church but left me in the streets This Bed of Roses where I'm living is the only kind of life I understand." The Band Perry - If I Die Young uses a Bed of Roses to embrace the "the sharp knife of a short life"

By honoring other peoples dreams you give light to your own. With your encouragement you give yourself and everyone you encounter a way up. excerpted DREAMS chapter from the upcoming digital version of THE BARE MELCESSITIES Melanie Lutz's critically acclaimed self portrait of a year spent learning to love yourself after a divorce. Is it the characteristics of consequence or the consequence of character that leads you into a relationship with an other. As things fractured. I clung to the one detail that could have been my salvation or my crucifier. The one detail that could have taken me to heaven or hell if I had been able to see it correctly. If my perception wasn’t distorted. I never heard the sounds of self abuse that emanated from my partner… he merely amplified my own doubts and over active twisted self hatred and voice of “I’m not good enough.” "How long are you going to pursue a dream that is never going to come true?" Sound like the symphony of support. Sound li...

Relationships are endlessly fascinating. In today's musical theater moment the opening scene to Stephen Sondheim's exploration of Love the musical PASSION based on the movie directed by Ettore Scola intense film Passione d'Amore lays bare the raw emotions sparked by  "...that day when two glanced at each other In the park" falling under the spell of connection, surging forth feelings of love and that intangible hard to put into words-- something else. In his master work Sondheim offers a mature look at Love with all its complicated twists and turns. Lyrics from the opening scene reveal the uncertainty, the questioning and the pain bubbling under the joy of union and recognition... Clara That we ever should have met Is a miracle Giorgio No, inevitable - Clara Then inevitable, yes, But I confess it was the look Giorgio The look? Clara The sadness in your eyes That day when we glanced at each other In the park. Giorgio We were both unhappy. Clara Unhappiness ca...

a jolt of pure Love MELANIE LUTZ'S  "I AM" BOOKS seek to inspire the deepest truth of our collective humanity  Two Books. One Heart. I am a Magnificent Woman.  I am a Great Man. www.iamagnificentwoman.com THE BARE MELCESSITIES: Walking out. Waking up. Getting Bare www.thebaremel.com VANESSA BY THE SEA The gift of change COMING SOON www.melanielutz.com

The words "I Love You" spoken in moments of genuine appreciation, wonder or caring arise from something perfectly pure within us -- the capacity to open ourselves and say yes without reserve. Such moments of pure openheartedness bring us as close to natural perfection as we come in this life. The radiant yes of the heart is perfect like the sun in bringing all things to life nourishing all that is truly human. -- John Welwood Love the Plain White T's! My heart beats to the rhythm of Love. Belle Amour peeps!!

What's next?!  The day of full freedom. The day for dreams.   For the first time since I was a kid I know what my goals and dreams are for the next decade. I have a light shining brightly in my being. It's simple and it's specific. To pursue excellence in expanding my expression.  P.E.G.O.T here I come!!   What's yours? May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May your dreams come true in ever expanding  and delightfully unexpected ways. lots of love, Melanie  for more information on Being Magnificent click here

When you are thinking with Love, your ratio of joy over irritation increases exponentially. Enough said. It's been an honor to share day 40 completing a 40 day cycle of love with all the people I love! Can't believe it started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and can't believe it has completed...  May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. Love Well.  In grace and appreciation.  lots of love, Melanie  for more information on Being Magnificent click here

In full presence of yourself. The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat.  You will love again,  you will love again,  the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread.  Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger  who has loved you all your life,  whom you ignored for another,  who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life. --Derek Walcott Today is the day. Day Thirty Nine of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance.   May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May your heart open in ways never before possible revealing the...

There are not enough words to describe how absolutely effortless Julia Roberts work is in carrying these classic archetypal moments on film. For me this scene at the end of My Best Friend's Wedding perfectly encapsulates the entire arc of the characters and plot of the film... Director PJ Hogan brought an air of elegance and timelessness to this musically influenced production utilizing one of my all time favorite songs the Academy Award winning The Way You Look Tonight to ride through the emotions of the film delivering the passing of the torch penultimate moment of discovery. Composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Dorothy Fields knocked this song out of the park. Bravo! If you are interested in the original use of this song from the movie Swing Time performed by Fred Astaire to the always radiant Ginger Rogers. Here you go! This song is one of the greats. It is purely a supreme a work of art.

The song Pick Yourself Up written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields from the movie Swing Time is the purest example of that simple truth. "Take a deep breath. Pick yourself up. Dust yourself off. And. Start all over again." Words. to live by. There's so much emphasis we place on what we 'think' happened. 'I fell down. better not do that again.' In reality we don't know. anything. falling down could be the best thing that every happened to us. Whenever I see Fred Astaire performing... I have a smile on my face add Ginger Rogers and it is sheer heaven. It's even in our words. right in front of us. Take - impossible. with the use of punctuation and space. It becomes: I'm possible. Take a new look, expand your breathing and see things differently. Day Thirty Eight of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. Ma...

A monk was meditating in the desert when a beggar came up to him and said: “I need to eat.” The monk – who was almost reaching the point of perfect harmony with the spiritual world – did not answer. “I need to eat” insisted the beggar. “Go to the town and ask someone else. Can’t you see that you are bothering me? I am trying to communicate with the angels.” “God placed himself lower than men, washed their feet, gave His life, and no-one recognized Him,” the beggar replied. “He who says he loves God – who does not see – and forgets his brother – who does – is missing the juice of a life truly in harmony.” And the beggar turned into an Angel. “So close.” the Angel remarked before leaving. This moment standing in front of you, that you may think is a nuisance, that you absolutely don't have time for, believe isn't your deal, not your responsibility. This moment, this thing, that's irritating, bothering, showing up in your path is exactly what is up for you and necessary to dro...

...to the Beauty Surrounding You   keep your eyes attune to the whispers on the wind checking out what's around the bend. Day Thirty Five of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May your vision expand  in ever increasing and delightfully unexpected ways. In grace and appreciation lots of love, Melanie  for more information on Being Magnificent click here

"Do or Do Not... There is no try."  Yoda Day Thirty  Four of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May you open your heart in ways heretofore thought by you to have been impossible. In grace and appreciation. lots of love, Melanie  for more information on Being Magnificent click here

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It is time to own what you know. You have the answer. You know what to do. It has been said that deep listening is the truest form of intimacy. That space where everything is heard gives us the opportunity to reach beyond our differences and to rise into our humanity. Day Thirty Three of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May you forgive yourself  and those who you feel have wronged you lots of love, Melanie  for more information on Being Magnificent click here

 "I was made this way... I can't help it." Once you hear Dietrich sing Falling in Love Again you get why we are all made a certain way and how important it is to shine in our own delightful and unique way. Marlene Dietrich's Falling in Love Again   is one of the standout songs and performers from my childhood viewings of the black and white library of old films that was available to watch on the weekends after I had delivered The Morning Call in my neighborhood in Macungie (which is Indian for "Bear Swamp") Pennsylvania. All credit for anything that I am or any service I can be rests squarely in the heart of those screenings. Here's my homage to Falling in Love Again sung (yes by Mel) for my Best Friend's daughter Hannah's third Birthday... Imagine my surprise when I realized it is a song that can handle my one note vocal range... Happy Birthday! from Melanie Lutz on Vimeo . Belle Amour!

The soul knows where it belongs. Not some of the time. All of the time. When you strip everything away and get bare this fact sings. It doesn't matter what path you choose, what form the exploration, just that you remove any blocks and keep yourself open. Your life to date, the pain and wounds, joy, laughter and Love, ALL the Love... You can use as a road map of how to find your way back to the space that knows. That lives in eternal joy and peace. That flourishes in a warm embrace. Like Dorothy at the end of The Wizard of Oz when she says "Why didn't you tell me all I needed to do was click my heals three times to go home?" to which the Good Witch responds "You never would have believed me." I remember thinking as a kid, "Mother F-er ... Would have been good to know." How much easier would life be if we skipped the drama (and those harried flying rabid attack monkeys?) Choose to see things differently and take any light bulb momen...

HARVEST THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR The roots of Halloween are fascinating in that they come from the ancient Gaelic festival known as Samhain, translated as “summer's end, which is super cool, but, the even cooler fact, Halloween represents the switchover from the “lighter half” of the year, to the “darker half.” The approaching winter and it’s darkness as Goethe put it allows us “to hold it all” to enter the rich conversation with mother earth and go inward, to gestate the next planting. As Halloween blows through this weekend, as the traditions rage, as we switch from light and move into the dark, take this moment to seize the opportunity to own what you need to own, to fearlessly step into the darker part of the year, and to grow into the grounded darkness of your truest self. Mark Halloween as your harvest time, and absolutely reap what you have sown. If your harvest is sweet, treasure your efforts. If it is sour, treasure your efforts. Remembering the lesson. In th...

MAKE IT MARVELOUS As we transition from the lighter half of the year into the darker. As we fall in love, maybe for the first time, maybe for the millionth time. As weddings are celebrated and holidays are planned for, as the planet crunch we are all experiencing reaches a boiling point. It's Time. Let any story that no longer serves the deeper peaceful-ness of your being fall away. Step into the next possibility of the greatest expression of your wholeness. Turn all the absolute shining brilliance of possibility into full on probability. Let go of your anxiousness, let go of your judgment, let go of your tired, heavy, boring, story. Stop the "yeah, but" and just say YES to that beautiful story of the fullest expression of joy. Day Thirty of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. May you feel connected, comforted and full...

FROM MELANIE LUTZ'S I AM BOOKS (a tiny blessing for you) I am Loved Deeply Completely Whole-heartedly I offer prayers to all I encounter for Compassion Wisdom Power Long life Blessed fortune May I enjoy peace in my heart and mind. May all my soulful energies increase with realizations and benefits beyond my wildest imagination, and may all my highest wishes and aspirations be fulfilled allowing whatever obstacles perceived or otherwise be lifted and dispelled I know Peace is my responsibility Love remains the answer I break these prayers open on the wind in countless directions Fluttering and flourishing I am a Magnificent Woman   For Thelma and All our Ancestors Day Twenty Nine of a 40 day honoring cycle that started 10-1-10 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month... it is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance. May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace Today. Now. Always. May the ease with which you accept yourself flow th...