Melanie SmithsonMay 22 minLessons from BeatriceSaying good-bye to loved ones is rarely easy. Over the years, in helping clients move through grief, I have asked them to honor the one...
Melanie SmithsonApr 12 minWhy Should I Let Go?As with anything, when it comes to letting go, the mind wants to know “why should I?” And, of course, if anyone tells you that you should...
Melanie SmithsonJan 42 minWhy Study A Course in Miracles?If we accept the premise that each lifetime is given us as an opportunity to grow and discover and become more fully embodied as the love...
Melanie SmithsonNov 16, 20214 minImaginationImagination and wonder are often used synonymously, but in my mind, they are slightly different. When I am asked to use my imagination,...
Melanie SmithsonMar 26, 20212 minPlay For Your Health: Renewing the Joy of ServiceThe very word "caregiver" conjures up images of one who sacrifices him or herself for the good of others. The burnout rate for those...
Melanie SmithsonFeb 2, 20212 minWhat is all this resistance about?What is all the resistance about? “Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands...
Melanie SmithsonFeb 27, 20203 minCoronavirusCoronavirus-what we know and what to do As of this writing 82,721 cases of Coronavirus and 2,817 deaths have been reported worldwide...
Melanie SmithsonFeb 14, 20203 minI am not a body I am freeA Course in Miracles and the Body In my experience, knowing that I am not the body does not prevent me from working with the body’s...
Melanie SmithsonOct 29, 20192 minTelling Stories to Avoid FeelingHere’s an example: The neighbor’s dog runs out into the street and gets hit by a car. I’m devastated. It brings up grief for the family,...
Melanie SmithsonMay 9, 20192 minLets Talk About PlayLet’s Talk About Play! Hearing about another school shooting incident in Colorado brought me to tears. Along with grief for victims and...
Melanie SmithsonApr 2, 20191 minPracticing Kindness8 Ways to Be Kind to Self All too often, when I suggest to a client that they learn to be kinder to themselves, I am looked at as if I...
-Apr 2, 20191 min8 Ways to be kind to selfAll too often, when I suggest to a client that they learn to be kinder to themselves, I am looked at as if I have three heads. I get it,...
-Oct 30, 20182 minWas that a gift? Or maybe you meant to say contract? In our "A Course in Miracles" group last Saturday (during a discussion about giving without wanting...
Melanie SmithsonSep 4, 20182 minAt the end of your rope?What to do when every little thing is annoying… Do you have days (weeks? months?) where everybody and everything gets under your skin? It...
-Sep 4, 20182 minWhat to do when every little thing is annoying...Do you have days (weeks? months?) where everybody and everything gets under your skin? It happens to the best of us. Maybe you haven’t...
Melanie SmithsonMay 17, 20182 minAre you beating the fun out of yourself?Are you beating the fun out of yourself? Would you like to have more fun? Are you waiting and waiting for it to happen? Most would say...