Truth or Dare
Remember the game Truth or Dare? In Junior High school I went to a party and played the game for the first, and last time. I got my first, and last, hickey because I didn’t want to tell the truth, so … Continue reading →
Melody Schaper
Just Some Guy in the Storm
‘One day we may be visited by a little ray of truth and realize we can do better. That’s the opportunity for us to become the initiator of actions that create a different reality. Welcome to a new world.’ A … Continue reading →
The Storm Continues and the Pressure is Rising
I received more emails and responses from the last blog than I have in all of my blogs combined. More people un-subscribed yesterday than have in a year. I guess it struck a chord that was uncomfortable. It was for … Continue reading →
The Storm is Intensifying
This is not going to be the typical blog. There’s nothing typical about the way I feel right now. I’m sitting on a huge pile of anger and I’m not sure what do with or about it. After I swam … Continue reading →
The Storm Inside
If you live on the east coast you just prepared for and/or are enduring a true Nor’easter named Stella. The news describes her as ‘Dangerous’ and a ‘Bomb’ of a storm, ‘Hammering’ the Northeast dumping more than 2 feet of … Continue reading →
Sacrifice
Christians are now in the season of Lent. It begins with Ash Wednesday and 40 days later culminates in Easter. While I am not a catholic or practice a particular religion, when a holy day or season comes around I … Continue reading →
I Believe in Love
I believe in love. I do. Without question or hesitation, finally, I believe in love. It took me a long time. Fifty nine years to be exact. I now know that love is real and available for all of … Continue reading →
Honest the Truth
When something was important for Cindy and she wanted me to know she meant what she said, as if she ever said anything she didn’t mean, she would say, ‘honest the truth Mel, honest the truth.’ For Cindy truth was was … Continue reading →
Vital Capacity
Vital Capacity *This is not a science lesson* Vital capacity refers to the amount of oxygen we can bring into our lungs in one breath and release. The more the better. Oxygen brings nutrients to every part of our being. Carbon … Continue reading →
The Door is Open
The Door is Open……… That’s what Cindy said any and every time I knocked on a door she was behind. The Door is Open she would say loudly. In her 57 years there was not one time she said anything different. … Continue reading →