CrazyLemon

Yes, these words are found in the Disney classic Cinderella, the quintessential underappreciated unrecognized person, who remembers with the help of her Fairy Godmother that idea to never stop dreaming regardless of circumstance, and, yes it feels like a statement of deep truth... "Dreams are a wish our hearts make."  Take this moment to celebrate a dream for a new day.  #DreamDay is every day.  For a recent birthday, I gave myself the gift of James Melvin Washington's The Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.   the massive book upon its arrival fell open to p. 555 referencing Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community? in which Mr. Washington describes Dr. King's work on this particular book as the toughest project he ever pursued as he had to reconcile the despair over the gap between legislation being enacted granting rights and the prejudice being perpe...

She went on to say... In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: The neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world. --Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarks at the United Nations, March 27, 1953 Here's where it begins for me... It begins in the heart, it begins in the eyes of a new baby, it begins by looking at the world in a new way.  It begins by taking ancient hatreds and turning them into present loves.  It begins by taking that moment when you recognize someone can use extra kindness and...

Love lives in everything, every action, every statement, every moment.  Take care to be gentle with yourself and those you encounter.  Message matters.  Be kind.  No exceptions... "Your legacy is what you do every day, every life you've touched, every person you've harmed or helped.  That's your legacy." - Oprah - Full interview on http://thegrio.com/ Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Lots of Love, Melanie

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From my first book, The Bare Melcessities, a spiritual journey of self discovery in a written self portrait of a year spent healing the soul after divorce. Excerpt from The Bare Melcessities... www.thebaremel.com T he 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. In the deep interspection of belonging and faith and acceptance and honesty I found the intersection of my soul and my thinking unhampered by what I knew. Beyond feelings unhinged the truth. No matter how many lies others tell us or how many lies we tell ourselves. Truth is truth. In listening with an open heart, hearing is guaranteed. It didn't matter what path I chose, what form the exploration, just that I removed the blocks and kept myself open.  My life to date, the pain and wounds, joy, laughter and love I used as a roadmap of how to find my way back to the space that knows.  That lives in eternal joy ...