Author: Melody

Seeing things through a filter of hope, grace and a whole lot of humor. Atlanta born, Orlando thriving. Healthy foodie, classic R&B superfan, forever lover of the hot mess alert.
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Lying is Easy, Truth is Not

Writing is an opportunity for me to tell the truth.

Oftentimes it’s my truth I’m telling.

Sometimes I don’t realize this until I’m 200 words in deep.

Many times it’s God’s truth I’m inspired to tell, in repackaged ways but always authentically.

Lying is easy. Tell me who you want me to believe you are or what you imagine stuff to be.

Truth is not. Show me who you really are and be willing to stand in that with honesty wrapped around your waist.

Truth. It’s what we need. It’s custom built to set us free.

So, everytime I write I say to myself, “It’s time to tell the truth. What do I need to tell the truth about today?”

What regularly occurs in your life that causes you to ask the same self-reflecting question? What’s your answer?

Originally written February 22, 2016.

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Embrace It

Just when you find that sweet spot in life, that comfortable place, that uncanny familiar, change comes in like a flaming bat out of hell and whirlwinds all your comfortable up. If you’re limited in your thinking you’ll fight it every way you can. But, if you’re ready to grow, you’ll embrace change like a new love and let it lead you to growth you could never dream of but always sensed you desperately needed.

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Vintage Melodie: first twitter, now blogging…uh-oh

Originally posted on my first website via Blogger

finally – i have arrived…to the incredible world of bloggs. can you sense my excitement! no really, i’m looking forward to writing and sharing my thoughts on everything you could probably imagine through this communication medium. also, wondering who will be reading my creative ramblings and views on life and this wacky world? hmm, that will be fun to see, indeed.

so many of my friends have been blogging for quite a while now and one has even invited me to join a blog she’s created with several authors…now that i officially have launched my own blog, i most definitely need to get in the groove of dropping by as a guest blogger on that site too.

mmm…various topics, diverse persuasions, unique perspectives. i find myself tapping at my laptop keys, wondering, hmming, hawing, what exactly do i have to say, what WILL i say through my blogs?

only time will tell. but know this for sure: i’m gonna write to be real, so get ready, get ready, get ready: for the ride.

the one and only. ~ m