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Gifts from the Mess
I need some fresh air to cleanse out the negativity, the divides, and the deep backwards healing. Like Forrest Gump, I was running from...
melissaraetoni
Jul 18, 20234 min read
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Sweet Freedom
There's a sweet freedom in the air this morning, warm and lucious from the dewy treetops. The green rolls out in layers of shade,...
melissaraetoni
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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The Sun
Can you stay true to who you are and what you are destined to shine, even as the world cracks and shifts? This rock took more heart and...
melissaraetoni
May 23, 20233 min read
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The Art of Healing
Every color: every aspect, texture, design, ability, and possibility that lives within me melts, burns, sprinkles, coats, and layers this...
melissaraetoni
May 8, 20234 min read
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Purified Inhale, Purified Exhale
It's easier not to carry certain rocks. It's easier to hurl them into the woods and let them be forgotten, as some . . . as it turns out...
melissaraetoni
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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Beet Root
I've been thinking a lot about input lately, not in the black, white, and grey ways, but in the vibrant color ways. There are times when...
melissaraetoni
Apr 8, 20234 min read
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Unconditional Mountain Strength and Love
I didn't plan to give this rock to my dad when I painted it a few weeks back. Gifting it happened naturally, much like in deciding which...
melissaraetoni
Mar 21, 20235 min read
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Cosmic Egg
The universe always has a way of opening us up to exactly what we need. This is a full trust I have now----one that doesn't descend down...
melissaraetoni
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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The Spaces In Between
The spaces in between are proving their magic and healing power once again, but this time, in relationship. To be in relationship with...
melissaraetoni
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Expansion
Out here, on my own, I can fully connect. I'll let go of all preludes protecting and including my romantic relationship with Anthony,...
melissaraetoni
Jan 31, 20235 min read
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Narrative Release
I've rearranged the sofa chair and foot cushion this morning to sit closer to the glass door, to write in the light of the illuminated...
melissaraetoni
Jan 10, 20234 min read
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Small Spaces
There are small spaces within you that are reflecting small spaces within me. You and I can be big and fiery, we both know that, but I...
melissaraetoni
Dec 27, 20224 min read
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Retain the Light
Today, my pen hesitates. The flow is disrupted, clogged, and a little uncertain, but always positive. Did you know that we are making...
melissaraetoni
Dec 2, 20224 min read
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Ink-pool
Last night in bed, just before falling asleep, I got that exciting lit-up feeling in my brain----the kind that receives and allows ideas...
melissaraetoni
Nov 11, 20225 min read
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Honest People
Simplify. This advice is only helpful and true when it comes from within. What are we doing to each other? I want to simplify as I have...
melissaraetoni
Oct 20, 20225 min read
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Surprisingly Sweet
This candle burning next to me smells surprisingly sweet. The label says "Spun Pumpkin Sugar", but when I picked it out the other day,...
melissaraetoni
Sep 20, 20224 min read
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The Warmth
How free are you? The ink puts these words in front of me, not as a warning or a threat, but as a guide. There is a freedom in movement....
melissaraetoni
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Space
Space to breathe and space to appreciate. Room to remember more and get back to that bigger picture—get away from the compare and...
melissaraetoni
Aug 2, 20227 min read
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Subtle Shift
Money matters. Yes, this is true. Or am I listening? Listening and writing down. I went for a walk a few days ago—a long walk for some,...
melissaraetoni
Jul 3, 20224 min read
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Scope of Reality
What is reality? There are many times I wonder this, but not in a hard, under-the-microscope way with full piercing attention and...
melissaraetoni
Jun 8, 20224 min read
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