Miracle in Time

I feel the closeness of an enormous transformation.

Bigger. Better. Brighter. Braver. Blessed.

At any time, a miracle is happening.

The time is at hand.

Open. Receive. Believe. Bless. 

Pray. Give. Love. Quiet.

Laugh. Smile. Love. Kiss.

Being in the flow with life. 

Trusting Divine direction.

All is well. All is well. All is well. 

A miracle is always in time. 

Formerly Known As

My youth afforded me wild feelings 

and untamed fun.

But I grew up quick. 

 

Time raised me, praised, craved, caved, shook, cracked, and opened me in all of my nine lives. 

Formerly I was known as, a girl, a daughter, a sister,  a Sibyl, a graduate, a single mother, a teacher, a lover,  a Siren, a traveler, a healer, a writer, a Sage.  

My how I have grown. 

A spirited, brave gypsy Goddess.

Nine lives illumined the depth of my power. 

My inner eyes and opened ears

now bless my path with sprinkles

of who I am, who I used to be, and

who I am becoming. 

Weekly Inspiration with Tonya Melendez October 14, 2013

The Spiritual game of Faith vs. Fear

Life can take many turns and twists yet when we are on the path to going where we belong with those who love and support us the pathway to getting go(o)d is the best part. We get to explore, release, heal, and transform our little self to our Higher Self.  

It takes a deep awareness and understanding of faith and how fear tries to stop us. It starts with a belief in the self and its connection to our inner wisdom which allows us to rely on faith.   Being  willing and aware of fear allows us to move past the blocks of sabotage it uses to block us. Fear takes many shapes and forms; judgement, anger, vengeance, depression, meanness, and envy.  

Your  spiritual sensitivity to the games played by fear and ego, as well as, being aware of faith enables you to move forward. Begin right where you are, no need for another class, or book yet here are some ways to outsmart your fear filled ego and get go(o)d.

1. Know you are AWESOME!!  Stop selling yourself short with "yes, but" and "next time". You know what you know and are amazing at being YOU!! Let go of trying to imitate anyone and step into the greatness of you. We spend our lives trying to live the American dream of "stuff" and "getting" yet YOUR dream needs to  be dreamed not just in your mind but in your life right now!
2. Lift your limits. Who says you can't, shouldn't and its impossible?? Let go of limited thinking, its the easiest trick of the ego. You can do what ever you put your mind to because that is where a dream starts, in YOUR mind. Dream BIG and don't ever give up. You can find a way when you have faith.
3. Don't fit the mold, make a new one! There is NOONE like you anywhere in the world. We are made as individualized expressions of love so shine, sparkle, glow.  We can't have anyone else's experiences or life, so might as  well live the precious one you have like you mean it. Express yourself in all the ways your Spirit guides you to be. 
4. Be inspired. Connect with kindred spirits, those who you can learn, grow, teach and aspire to be like. Mentors and inspirational people keep us on on our toes to keep going and show us the way to overcoming the odds, passing the past, and kick ass! Staying inspired is  faith filled life force. Read, study and practice being inspired.
5. Respect yourself. No one can treat you anyway unless you let them. Establish firm boundaries, guidelines, and integrity for yourself that you hold accountable to YOU. Allow yourself moderation in moderation without judgment. Remember lesson 1. 
6. Guard your dreams. Misery loves company and that is not the company you need in your life, see  lesson 4. Your dreams belong to you and are your passion, purpose, and  priority. Don't let others shake you from your path with their stories of doom and gloom, that's their tale of tears not yours. Own your own story and keep it close. The lucky ones who earn the privilege of knowing your dreams will also hold it as sacred as you do. 

Our lives have meaning and value, we must remember this, We are here for a purpose and this is the only lifetime we have to actualize the dreams inside, no one can do it for you. Faith will lead the way and shows you the way to getting go(o)d.

Getting Go(o)d Column by Tonya Melendez

Getting Go(o)d! A New column.

Many seekers and followers of the spiritual path often end up asking questions and/or wondering what is the cause of their pain and suffering. Looking for the cause is where the pain needs to be embraced, released, and processed. How we get through the process is where the seeker has to do the work. The pain and hurt needs to be addressed by no longer allowing it to be swept under the rug and ignored but faced head on. Getting to the good is allowing God to "take" the hurt created by the initial pain. The good is trusting the Higher Self to know how to deal with it. 

The ego will try to stop you by keeping your trapped with lingering  pain and the story. The story is the reaction to what happened and how it is currently affecting you. It is being stuck in the past, which is where the story lives, and its very present presence in today. The story becomes bigger, more powerful and emotional each time is it spoken of or remembered. The seeker will sometimes feel guilty for "creating" this story situation and will deny its existence again wanting to forget it. Yet it continues to lurk underneath the healing the seeker is seeking. The good part is the healing is happening by being aware that pain is present and choosing again, not in the story but in the awareness pain is showing up, the story  has been opened up and now it can be dealt with by looking at it from a different perspective. 
The key to freedom is unlocking the door and letting the light from within  to shine and lead the way. 

Getting the good comes from recognizing this light as the Higher Self, the Holy Spirit, the inner wisdom, and the place where peace, love, and forgiveness are. Getting there feels difficult because of the clutter the ego throws in the pathway.  The seeker who continues will be guided by  constant  companions - perseverance and faith. 

Accept what is and allow your seeking of more, to show you the way to good by opening doors of opportunity. Getting good is getting God and you're on your way. 




A NEW weekly column
October 6, 2013

A Blessed Event

The flow of life arousing from within as a eruption of  new beginning. 

An ecstasy ready for the challenges 
of shape shifting.

A blessed event when eyes fully awaken
to see beyond the veil 
to grow into a glow.

This flow bursts forth
out of 
my heart. 
Healed.
Passionate.
Fiery.
Ravenous.
Blessed 
and
grateful.

I have gotten where I am by 
listening with unveiled eyes,
blossomed heart,
and compassionate grace.

I dreamed the dream because I am a dreamer. 

This World.

Beyond this world exists another. 
A spirit world free of
pain, fear, worry,
anger, guilt, shame, 
and separation. 

This world is awareness  
lives, breaths,  and learns.

This world exists next to
our land of opportunity,
our reality TV, and our
super stores. 

This land is the land of the 
living, breathing Spirits
who have come to learn 
about love.
Here love is
the language, 
religion,
and culture. 
Flowers bloom, 
birds chirp, 
and the Sun
shines.
Here happiness 
is 
currency. 









The adventure 
to this place is
simple. 

Let GO!
Surrender!
Trust!

Do you feel it?
Can you see it?
The more you get it,
The closer 
you are
to your
new
home. 

Connection

Our eyes touched and connected our souls to the remembering of who we are.

 I rediscovered my place in the world is next to you.

This idea of us rediscovering one and other. 

Our hearts connect our spirits and our souls. 

 I have longed to connect me with you.  

We are one. 

Our connection, this WE,  
is just a piece of me wanting to share with you. 

Blessed.

I am pressed
against the truth, 
discovering more 
of who I am,
freeing myself 
of the shackles, 
put on 
by some imaginary 
prison guard.

I am liberated, loved, 
and singing songs 
of freedom that
belong
not just to me
but the world.

I am laughing 
at the follies 
of life lived and 
how I got here.

The smell of surrender  
in my nose 
is as sweet as a success.

I taste the grace 
of gratitude 
on my tongue
when I open 
my mouth
wide enough 
to exhale my words.

I see the beauty 
of balance
playing delicately 
between the
soul 
and 
afterlife.

The wonder of
being alive is the 
blessing 
as it
blesses. 

The shape of what is.

What is to come from the imaginations and dreams within.

Love that shifts into control.
Freedom which turns into bondage.
Greed which binds into selfishness.
Fear that all is not yours.
Pain that is suppressed emotions. 

Shift the shape of  freedom into courage.
Faith into empowerment.
Blessings into abundance. 
Gratitude into prosperity  and
love into light.

The shape of life is that which is within. 

The Center of YOU

Lovers may leave,

time may change, wounds will hurt

yet love is continual.

Surrender to it flow,

Its weight, its shape,

It sweetness, its glow,

Its wisdom, its pain.

Its relentless, tireless and optimistic space

That is the very center of YOU.

Let the beating of your heart fuel your feet and body to move continually forward, seeking more in the world.

In people, in art, in every sense of your being.

Lest remember you are the Center of the Universe and it follows where you go.

Carry it with care, my friend.

The essence of who you are is not in the word itself

But the feelings it burdens you with.

It may feel heavy at time with sadness, grief and sorrows of yesterday yet today

it’s alive, awake and aware of its strength and vigor

Ready to take on its glow again. 

Gypsy

I am a Gypsy.

My eyes have seen the eyes, the life and heart of many.

My feet have touched the soil of thousands before me, 
they move me to unearth more of who I am becoming.
Underneath the pulse of of history, future and present
and stimulate me to continue.

Pleasures of my lips discovery, 
succulent and sweet, 
bitter and hard.
Blessed with nourishment  
and decadence.

I am a Gypsy.

The giver of gifts
from my heart 
blessed by the Highest.
Unfolding its Divinity,
the work of my life.

I am a Gypsy.

Love knows my name. 
Pleasure follows me as I go 
further, deeper into the
uncertainty of Life.

The majesty of plum 
from around my neck,
fluttering and sharing 
its history of lives passed.

I am a Gypsy.
No one to follow.
Allowing it to unfold with 
grace and gratitude.

I am a Gypsy. 
A woman, 
Ready, willing and 
worthy
of life's great adventures.

Meeting

The misunderstanding of people of who we are creates
 ideas, barriers, surprise, inspiration, fear, judgement ad love.

We explore, peeling away each other's wounds
revealing limitless faith and trust that tells us to merge.

We go in excited, faith filled
ready to blossom into someone else 
who belongs to another.

Love and fear are the misunderstood musings
of our limits, barriers and expectations.


We plan, we want, we cry, we make love, we fly, we crash.



Yet it is our motivation and determination
to live, to love, 
to give it
one more
chance.


Letting go and surrendering to accepting 
each other as individuals
who are ready to go towards
whats to come. 

Going with each other's flow, 
side by side
till death do us part.

Eyes in the Skies

Running through airports 

following the windows

of the Souls we cross.

Fear, judgment, anticipation;

excitement, joy, love.

Life flowing,

cultures merging

with centuries 

and generation.

Patience and time 

conceiving havoc 

with your intentions.

Listening to the heartbeat

and pulse of the silenced hearts 

bounding upward and the sighs

of firm Earth.

Rediscovering yourself 

or Spirits reunited

with past and present.

Remembering flesh of the lips, 

the encircling of an embrace. 

Inner bliss upon

shining smile.

Anxious anticipation 

that waiting brings.

Eyes on the skies

mirrors each Soul

arriving at the same place 

at the same time. 

Within.

Life is exploding 

like my heart

bursting open

and shifting a skin.

Listening from 

the fibers 

of my being.

Sharing who I am 

with the world. 

Celebrating who I am, 

what I am becoming. 

Endings & Beginnings

First & Last

Life & Death

God & Jesus

You & Me.