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(started by Paul Coelho ) Please feel free to add more to the list. We love men because they can never fake orgasms, even if they wanted to. Because they write poems, songs, and books in our honor. Because they never understand us, but they never give up. Because they can see beauty in women when women have long ceased to see any beauty in themselves. Because they come from little boys. Because they can churn out long, intricate, Machiavellian, or incredibly complex mathematics and physics equations, but they can be comparably clueless when it comes to women. Because they are incredible lovers and never rest until we’re happy. Because they elevate sports to religion. Because they’re never afraid of the dark. Because they don’t care how they look or if they age. Because they persevere in making and repairing things beyond their abilities, with the naïve self-assurance of the teenage boy who knew everything. Because they never wear or dream of wearing high heels. (this recent tr...

...But I can't get enough of Dean Martin when he floats by my atmosphere. Andiamo!

Intricate ways to turn words into soul stirring nuggets of inspiration are high on my list of just plain awesome. Imagine my delight when discovering Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History, Updated and Expanded Edition written by the legendary word smith William Safire opens with a short succinct introduction on the use of the contrapuntal turnaround with two very powerful examples... Lincoln used it in switching the cynical "Might makes Right" to the moral "Right makes Might" and John Kennedy did the same with "never negotiating out of fear" into "never fear to negotiate." These simple but effective contrapunts of the English language move hearts to attention creating that zinging sound bite that can tip the tides of history. That my friends is what gets nerdy writers excited! One of the most inspiring speeches of all times delivered by Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of our Civil War is a master stroke of effective efficacy. Lincoln...

My heart is alternately breaking and expanding with equal beats as I witness the events of our days. On the surface it is a time of truly devastating tragedies and deep ungrounded indulgence bringing up all our fears, numbing us into inaction because what was will not be what is. On a deeper level we are being called and encouraged to move into the adult conversation, to know the great resourcefulness and incredible displays of true inner spirit we are longing to tap into. Like Mark Antony urging mourners into action over the body of Julius Caesar "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now." It most certainly won't be the last. But remember these are adult tears. Propelling action. Finding solutions. Telling the truth. The era of great leadership seems to be on a hiatus and really when it finally emerges is not wholly going to right this ship. We are in a time when taking personal responsibility must ignite the ...

In a moment of grace all karma is burned... Buddha's powerful words on achieving escape from suffering through detachment from our thinking and the five senses kicks down the door to freedom. "All things, O priests, are on fire. And what, O priests, are all these things which are on fire? "The eye, O priests, is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire; and whatever sensation, pleasant, unpleasant, or indifferent, originates in dependence on impressions received by the eye, that also is on fire. "And with what are these on fire? "With the fire of passion, say I, with the fire of hatred, with the fire of infatuation; with birth, old age, death, sorrow, lamentation, misery, grief, and despair are they on fire. Decide now to get off the "wheel of suffering." Release your attachment to what was with love in a moment of grace you can give yourself. Do it. Now. Be free today and always. Be free ...

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"You watched Wilie Mayes and like Michael Jordan you couldn't keep your eyes off him. He did everything well." One of my favorite quotes from a humble guy... baseball great Willie Mayes on Charlie Rose when asked about his strategy on the field "They threw it and I hit it.  They hit it and I caught it." A mentor of Willie Mayes said to him upon entering professional baseball "You're going to have to show yourself that you can handle all the stuff that is going to come at you." "Greatness is doing what you have to do so others can do what they need to." Check out the book -- Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend on Amazon. It is an extraordinary story.

Everythings coming up roses! Arguably (not for me) Gypsy is the greatest musical of all time. A dream collaboration of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim with the terrific Arthur Laurents providing the book based on the legendary stage mother to Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc. Here's two of my favorite performances of the penultimate moments that close out Act one - Everythings Coming Up Roses and the Finale - Rose's Turn providing examples of a comprehensive master work of that incredibly profound animal from the musical theater -- the three act song performed in one kick ass show stopping production number. Here she is world. Here she is boys.  You either got it or you aint. Even late in life, Ethel Merman delivers the goods, showcasing all the juice and essence of the archetypal stage mom filled with all torment of a life in the shadows ultimately remembering there moment in the sun. With Angela Landsbury the role of Mama Rose shifts.... Everythings coming up Roses. Curtain up....

Mel in the Roses - Huntington Gardens The sacred relationship Holy union Of spirit and relationship That has been opened up May it be surrendered over May any thoughts brought forth Lay at rest To the highest form of source Getting our selves Out of the way To be of service To what wants to be born Amen

As the curtain rose on Churchill’s Prime Ministership he knew the tasks ahead were daunting…. “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. Victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors – victory however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.” Words to remember. Search Amazon.com for churchill finest hour "Here we are together." A speech Churchill made in the Capital of the United States of America which is the very heart of our democracy... "it is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future... still I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate that in the days to come The British and American people will for their own safety and for the good of all, walk together in majesty in justice and in peace." Amen.  That is what magnificence looks like.

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Manet's Self portrait sale sets record for artist's work... Sotheby's sold an Edouard Manet self-portrait for $33.1 million, a record for the artist but towards the lower end of pre-sale expectations of $16.3 million to $24.4 million. Brought to you by: Mel's Written Self Portrait  THE BARE MELCESSITIES

Think about the moments of joy you have experienced, the moments of complete happiness that flow forth from your being.  Can you feel it?   Alright! Thank you for helping me celebrate my birthday! Be a person who remembers the joy in every situation and rise up... take the moment of grace and burn all that crazy Karma you are tired of carrying....

MIRACLES HAPPEN --- THEY HAPPEN EVERYDAY --- IN EVERY WAY

Love Will Always Win... with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood... "No way over it, no way around it. If we want it, we have to go through it. Fight for love and the world tries to bring us down. But the world will bend, An' the fight will end. Love will always win. Hold on till we see tomorrow, There is time to borrow, Till we own our own. Walk on and our hearts will lead us. But our hearts will need us, To be steady and strong. So we can stand and face the fire. Burning higher and higher."

Let's get Fierce in protecting the planet and rise up in our magnificence... Check out the talk here .

Everybody Needs Some Help Now and Then Lend a hand when you can. Click here to donate to the Gulf Oil Spill recovery efforts!

Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate!! Luis Mariano singing Cole Porter 's C'est Magnifique from the 1950's Musical Can Can... and you can't help but smile... Enjoy!

In the course of human history we've done things that are largely and entirely horrific. There are always reasons as to why it had to be done. Why in the general scheme of things something intolerable had to take precedence over a continuing pattern of destruction. I was not born when the events of the World War II were being decided but I can take today to apologize. In that deeply personal space of your heart. Take this moment to say "I'm sorry" for the wounds inflicted; for the fallout (literally) and for the ways we have, since our action, overlooked the basic tenants of humanity. Today on the 65th Anniversary of Hiroshima ... remember any loss of human life leaves the whole of society weakened.

As David Denby writes in his New Yorker review of Chris Nolan's INCEPTION "His new movie, “Inception,” is an astonishment, an engineering feat, and, finally, a folly. Nolan has devoted his extraordinary talents not to some weighty, epic theme or terrific comic idea but to a science-fiction thriller that exploits dreams as a vehicle for doubling and redoubling action sequences." Nobody enjoys the subconscious, dreams and general projecting more than me. I was excited to see Chris Nolan's cinematic take... with that said I found myself mildly intrigued, enjoying the artistry, and appreciating the efforts that went into the telling... However like a visit to the museum on an empty stomach... There was not enough grounded story telling to sustain the trip. The whole thing was a single note played to long and I couldn't wait for the thing to end... Read the whole New Yorker review here... Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” review: newyorker....

Turn your perspective ON to the truth... * I am not weak, but strong. * I am not helpless, but all powerful. * I am not limited, but unlimited. * I am not doubtful, but certain. * I am not an illusion, but a reality. * I cannot see in darkness, but in light. Rock it out and let me know how it shifts the tides for you! lots of love, Melanie

"Through love she finds the strength to triumph over adversity, discovering her own voice in the world." Here's an interview with Alice Walker.... discussing the origins of The Color Purple. Alice Walker says... "I always thought of it just as a gift."