Thursday, January 28, 2010
Today's Get Bare Tip - Own It Baby!
The most daring journey you can make is from "Who am I?" to "I am what I am!"
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Letting Go...
What I didn’t know about letting go was that it was going to
be a daily, hourly, lifelong quest.
Sometimes it is so easy to give advice about letting go and
so hard to follow it. I held on to so many things for fear letting
go would destroy me, that I trapped myself in a panic. A panic
I couldn’t escape from, a panic that frightened me.
All I could think...
I’m going to be free... Free of everything, and I guess I’m scared and nervous.
I made a few promises to myself…
1) No matter what I would move through my fear and
anxiety when support was offered
2) I would finish whatever writing ideas I started without the fear of acceptance (financial, critical, etc.)
3) I would ‘be myself’ enthusiastically and without regret
Recovery to me was so about mastering letting go, well, actually being able to let go, understanding its nuances and its powers and then moving on.
Once you let go, you made a choice. Don’t bemoan or spend energy feeding what comes up; notice that it is tough, feel it, embrace it, but let it pass. Do not let it drag you down.
I would never have thought the ten minutes through the corn fields to get milk and eggs from the local dairy farm growing up would be replaced by a trip down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills to the Whole Foods Market. I would never have thought so many things were possible if I hadn’t taken a first step and let go of what I had known.
There is no way I could have drawn a map that would have led me to where I am.
Some of the difficulty and my personal angst would come from trying to achieve results in a ball busting straightforward linear fashion. When I let go of that which confined me or defined me I ended up where I wanted to be. Without fail.
I learned to love letting go.
Excerpted from Melanie Lutz's THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
be a daily, hourly, lifelong quest.
Sometimes it is so easy to give advice about letting go and
so hard to follow it. I held on to so many things for fear letting
go would destroy me, that I trapped myself in a panic. A panic
I couldn’t escape from, a panic that frightened me.
All I could think...
I’m going to be free... Free of everything, and I guess I’m scared and nervous.
I made a few promises to myself…
1) No matter what I would move through my fear and
anxiety when support was offered
2) I would finish whatever writing ideas I started without the fear of acceptance (financial, critical, etc.)
3) I would ‘be myself’ enthusiastically and without regret
Recovery to me was so about mastering letting go, well, actually being able to let go, understanding its nuances and its powers and then moving on.
Once you let go, you made a choice. Don’t bemoan or spend energy feeding what comes up; notice that it is tough, feel it, embrace it, but let it pass. Do not let it drag you down.
I would never have thought the ten minutes through the corn fields to get milk and eggs from the local dairy farm growing up would be replaced by a trip down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills to the Whole Foods Market. I would never have thought so many things were possible if I hadn’t taken a first step and let go of what I had known.
There is no way I could have drawn a map that would have led me to where I am.
Some of the difficulty and my personal angst would come from trying to achieve results in a ball busting straightforward linear fashion. When I let go of that which confined me or defined me I ended up where I wanted to be. Without fail.
I learned to love letting go.
Excerpted from Melanie Lutz's THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Ignite Something in Your Soul
For those of you who are not familiar with David Whyte here's your chance to catch a glimpse into his work.
Enjoy this Poetry Party where David Whyte discusses Pablo Neruda's La Poesia from his Poetry of Self Compassion lecture.
Brought to you by THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
For more information on David Whyte click here.
Meet Mel at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena this Wed at Noon.
Enjoy this Poetry Party where David Whyte discusses Pablo Neruda's La Poesia from his Poetry of Self Compassion lecture.
Brought to you by THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
For more information on David Whyte click here.
Meet Mel at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena this Wed at Noon.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Bronson and The Bare Mel!
Screen tough guy, Charles Bronson and Melanie Lutz's The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare. together again somewhere outside of Las Vegas...
John Sturges used Charles Bronson beautifully in the Western classics The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.
Here's the tone of Bronson's character showcasing the understanding of his limitations, sharing his truth, from The Magnificent Seven...
"We're ashamed to live here. Our fathers are cowards."
Bronson as Bernardo O'Reilly responding to the Village Boy's outburst ...
"Don't you ever say that again about your fathers, because they are not cowards. You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers. And this responsibility is like a big rock that weighs a ton. It bends and it twists them until finally it buries them under the ground. And there's nobody says they have to do this. They do it because they love you, and because they want to. I have never had this kind of courage. Running a farm, working like a mule every day with no guarantee anything will ever come of it. This is bravery. That's why I never even started anything like that... that's why I never will."
From screenwriter William Roberts based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
We're Different Today.
When the best of us is brought forth
it gives us the chance to let go of the worst of us.
"No one is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow." -- Alice Walker
"I'll spread my wings and learn how to fly"
it gives us the chance to let go of the worst of us.
"No one is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow." -- Alice Walker
"I'll spread my wings and learn how to fly"
Friday, January 08, 2010
Meet Mel - January 27th at Noon
It's an honor to be booked at the oldest independent bookstore in Los Angeles to discuss and sign my book The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 12:00pm
Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101
http://www.vromansbookstore.com/melanie-lutz
Melanie Lutz takes a powerful look at the process of letting go and moving on, in the context of her recent divorce. Inch by inch, day by day, she leads readers along her path from heartache to self love and discovers that anything is possible. This illuminating self-portrait is written with immense courage, deep honesty, and integrity, and is a gift to anyone who has ever wanted more than the life they are living.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 12:00pm
Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101
http://www.vromansbookstore.com/melanie-lutz
Melanie Lutz takes a powerful look at the process of letting go and moving on, in the context of her recent divorce. Inch by inch, day by day, she leads readers along her path from heartache to self love and discovers that anything is possible. This illuminating self-portrait is written with immense courage, deep honesty, and integrity, and is a gift to anyone who has ever wanted more than the life they are living.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
May Your Dreams Come True
In talking to reporters when Walt Disney opened Disney Land he shared, "It's something that will never be finished, something I can keep developing and adding to. It will get more beautiful every year. And it will get better as I find out what the public likes." The happiest place on earth was built on the spirit of work in progress where adventure unfolded and imagination flourished and the never ending process was cherished.
Monday, January 04, 2010
FOR YOUR NEW DECADE CONSIDERATION
SEEDS OF THOUGHT
Thousands of years ago we planted seeds for food, for survival. Today we plant seeds of thought to evolve consciousness beyond form and bring our beautiful dreams into reality.
That's it
That's all
Tiny thoughts
Planted
In action
To give of yourself
So you can share
What you know
Who you are
And be the instigator
Of all that needs to be
In service
To Love.
Great Things Grow From Tiny Actions. "if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move." (Matthew 17:20) Let the seeds we plant today be a blessing to those around us, uniting Lovingly with all the world.
January's Thought Seed
Thousands of years ago we planted seeds for food, for survival. Today we plant seeds of thought to evolve consciousness beyond form and bring our beautiful dreams into reality.
That's it
That's all
Tiny thoughts
Planted
In action
To give of yourself
So you can share
What you know
Who you are
And be the instigator
Of all that needs to be
In service
To Love.
Great Things Grow From Tiny Actions. "if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move." (Matthew 17:20) Let the seeds we plant today be a blessing to those around us, uniting Lovingly with all the world.
January's Thought Seed
TODAY'S GET BARE TIP #22
BE INSPIRED. BE LOVING. BE YOU. REPEAT.
"It's our time. Breathe it in. There are worlds to change."
Get your cheering squad in place, build a foundation brick by brick, take the steps, one by one, and never listen to your doubts, I'm not sure why we have them, as near as I can figure it's the Twisted Sister of "I'm not good enough." And that my brothers is not the truth. You are more than good enough.
Something is stirring
Shifting ground
Edges are blurring
All around
And yesterday is done - Stephen Sondheim
This is where it begins. With you. With me.
LOVING THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate.
Dance. Dance. Dance. to your own music.
"Stay centered without losing your shorts." (From THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery : )
brought to you by THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
"It's our time. Breathe it in. There are worlds to change."
Get your cheering squad in place, build a foundation brick by brick, take the steps, one by one, and never listen to your doubts, I'm not sure why we have them, as near as I can figure it's the Twisted Sister of "I'm not good enough." And that my brothers is not the truth. You are more than good enough.
Something is stirring
Shifting ground
Edges are blurring
All around
And yesterday is done - Stephen Sondheim
This is where it begins. With you. With me.
LOVING THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate.
Dance. Dance. Dance. to your own music.
"Stay centered without losing your shorts." (From THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery : )
brought to you by THE BARE MELCESSITIES.
Thanks to the Fine Staff at 30 Rock!
Inspiration comes in many forms...
For the first time since I was a kid I know what my goals and dreams are for the next decade. I have a light shining brightly in my being. It's simple and it's specific. To pursue excellence in expanding my expression.
P.E.G.O.T here I come!!
Pullitzer
Emmy
Grammy
Oscar
Tony
Rock On!
For the first time since I was a kid I know what my goals and dreams are for the next decade. I have a light shining brightly in my being. It's simple and it's specific. To pursue excellence in expanding my expression.
P.E.G.O.T here I come!!
Pullitzer
Emmy
Grammy
Oscar
Tony
Rock On!
Saturday, January 02, 2010
We'll Be Back Jan 4th!
In the meantime, enjoy these two songs, Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson and a classic from the musical Annie -- cause you're never fully dressed without a smile...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)