Respect.

Human rights in this country has been a process. Let's make it a wholehearted reality across the planet!

"At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom."



:President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s speech to a joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965:


Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.

In our time we have come to live with moments of great crisis. Our lives have been marked with debate about great issues; issues of war and peace, issues of prosperity and depression.

Rarely in any time does an issue lay bare the secret heart of America itself. Rarely are we met with a challenge, not to our growth or abundance, our welfare or our security, but rather to the values and the purposes and the meaning of our beloved Nation. The issue of equal rights.

And should we defeat every enemy, should we double our wealth and conquer the stars, and still be unequal to this issue, then we will have failed as a people and as a nation.

For with a country as with a person, "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

--

Everything starts at home. it starts with our own being. it starts with our own hearts. Take care and remember the truth. All men are created equal.

On the planet today with the proliferation of technology and the advancement of weaponry to destroy it is clear there is one path through... Remembering the truth.  Peace is your responsibility and Love Remains the Answer. 

To view the whole speech and read a transcript here's a great link....

Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights (March 15, 1965) - Miller Center of Public Affairs

Lyndon B. Johnson did not 'win' the Presidency, he ascended to the office due to the horrific assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson understood that one man doesn't 'make' human rights changes, he merely steps into the space of truth and offers it up for review, so the people, all the people, can move into a higher thought pattern, a space of humanity above the 'battlefield' and petty tyrannies of fear...

Melanie Lutz is a screenwriter, author and all around magnificent woman. Her upcoming book  LOVE LAND is a collection of essays and ideas to open your heart WITH LOVE. For more information check http://www.melanielutz.com/ and http://www.alwaysalice.com/

"Call me Ish-Mel." Mel's Modern Twists on the Classics

Melville and Mel

"Call me Ish-Mel."  The Voice came in loud and clear.

My head snapped around. My entire being ground to a halt.  I waited. Wondering what the Voice was going to say next. It held endlessly. Then out of nowhere it returned.  “Call me Ish-Mel.”  I was in the kitchen parading through my late afternoon "what tea to enjoy" decision when like the booming voice of that classically trained actor projecting from the diaphragm for a rainy performance of Shakespeare in the Park I was invaded. When I realized it wasn’t going to stop echoing in my head I spoke out loud… “Okay. That’s kinda funny... Huh. Call me Ish-Mel.”  The Voice stopped as my conscious mind picked up the hint driving me into action, looking up Herman Melville’s classic text in one of those convenient online libraries. (I love how readily and easily available for deeper inspection are the randomly intriguing thoughts of the brain when a computer is on hand.) After a few clicks I connected to the words on the opening pages of his master work. My heart skipped a beat, chills running up my spine.  Oh… Crapbags -- “Call me Ish-Mel.” I get it. The deeper meaning of the novel emerged from the memory banks of my being.

My Ex Man was my Moby Dick.  

How I missed this is neither a mystery nor a surprise. 

I was forever stuck in an illusory Mel-ville journeying frantically to track down my inner self.  My life, as they say had been spent “standing on the whale fishing for minnows”  hell bent on chasing. 

Relationships.

The last thing you want to do with any relationship that is designed to be whole and free and Loving is to turn it into an unholy relationship with the imposter self, that false ego, that’s saying…

“This is what you have to put up with.”

“It’s going to be the same everywhere else.”

"We fight all the time, but who doesn't."

“Being unhappy is the way relationships work.”

“It’s easier to stay put.”

Everyone has an imprint a recovery file in their DNA the computer processing center of your being to reset the system. This is especially true for relationships. Every moment offers the opportunity to take a moment to download the necessary reset point to remain open and loving when the person in your life is driving you up a wall and you can't shake the pattern.

The relationship you are in can transform, it can re-animate, or you can come to the realization that it has served its purpose and it is time to move on.

The Day of Light Ascension

It's here. Summer Solstice.

Get in touch with what you love.
Do it today.

Kick into summer with a bang and a radiant glow as the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

May infinite love and gratitude be yours today and every day.

Lots of Love,

Melanie

The journey to our authentic self is our destiny.

We arrive through love in all its blazing glory.
It is the building block for the harmony of our days.

Creating order out of the chaos of living.

Melanie Lutz presents LOVE LAND tip #111

Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic Principles of Creation...

An artist finds their cornerstone ideas upon which to build their vision. These ideas become foundational elements that provide much needed structure to creative endeavors sustaining any effort when chaos ensues in the creation process and opportunities arise to get lost in the details and opinions and needs of clients, consumers and the general helpfulness of well wishes.

Written by Frank Lloyd Wright The Organic Commandment showcases this idea with elegance and insight. You see the underlying discipline in the ideas and shapes that shaped his work ethic.

"You and Tequila Make Me Crazy" - Toyota Concert Series Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter

With his Hemmingway's Whiskey - Kenny Chesney continues his mastery of the art of country music and poetic exploration of the simple things, alcohol and relationships : )

Thanks to NBC and Toyota!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

When you can look at the world in Love celebrating everything that occurs there is no doubt life is a most beautiful gift.

Check out the Magnificence Project...

My Happiness Lies in the Process

When my nervous system is not yet aligned with my thoughts, my happiness lies in the process.

Acceptance is a gift we give that is returned a thousand fold.

Fabulous!

Sundays CBS broadcast of the 2011 Tony Awards was a beautifully produced show. A lot of heart warming moments and once again the thrill and surprise and joy of celebrating this amazing art form was on full display.

Super awesome-ness and most certainly what live theater is all about!

Thanks to whoever posted these clips from the show on Youtube!

It's raining men! Martha Wash and the Broadway cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.



The big winner of the night THE BOOK OF MORMON showcased its terrific "I Believe" from the show sung by Tony nominee Andrew Rannells.





On a personal note. So many amazing people who devoted their lives to the theater died this year, one in particular was one of my theatrical heroes Arthur Laurents. A brilliant writer. A beautiful man. His work continues to be an inspiration.


Great job Neil Patrick Harris! Oh, I can't get enough of Angela Lansbury.

Go Broadway! Get to New York and see a show. Any show.

TKTS.

Hugging it out! with Amma

"My one mission is to Love and Serve one and all..."

The "hugging saint" Amma was in Los Angeles this weekend doing what she does.

Amma delivers on the universal message.

Set up Shop.
Shine Your Light.
Be Yourself.

And. I'll add...

If you think you have nothing to offer in any situation put a smile on your face and add a hug to the mix.

Baby Steps to Heaven.

Sad day with the loss of producing legend Laura Ziskin to Breast Cancer.

She produced so many amazing films in a three decade career.

May laughs, and love and joy surround her family and friends.



She was just Too Marvelous for Words....

"I don't use four letter words, because I've got much better words."

"We've got elegance."

Tony Awards on CBS tonight!!

Check out a couple of past posts and performances...

Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey performing together.

A favorite Tony performance from Side Show.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog covers the Tony red carpet.(Super thanks to Conan O'Brien. Hilarious.)

Tonight's show looks like it will be a big year for the South Park creators turned Broadway super studs with their BOOK OF MORMON. Here's the guys, Trey Parker and Matt Stone talking about the evolution of their powerful, laugh out loud, show.



To sum up. The Tony Awards are a treat. Moments captured in time reflecting the pulse of the country.

Enjoy. Tune in. Wake up.

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In Mellow-vania equal rights means equal rights. Weinergate doesn't exist in the social discourse beyond the five minute high school giggle it warrants and citizens solve problems by taking action and not pointing fingers while the mess becomes unmanageable.

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In wanting something to be great we fail ourselves...

Greatness lies in the privilege of the effort not the result.

Melanie Lutz presents Love Land #35

Three Thoughts on Love & the Soul...

by Peter Wilberg author of The New Yoga...

"Love in the deepest sense can only come from recognizing both our own feelings and those of others as the “surface” of a deeper knowing -  a direct feeling cognition of the other. Feelings are but the “surface of inner cognitions” (Seth). They are the surface expression of a feeling awareness and a feeling cognition that directly touches and therefore directly knows its object. This feeling cognition has the character of a direct bodily proprioception of the soul of the other."

"Love may find outer expression in the romantic feelings, in the ‘heat’ or ‘fire’ of passion and in close sexual contact but its source is the inner warmth and light of the feeling soul - in those felt qualities and flows of awareness that are experienced in the “nearness of distance.” Love may also find expression in aesthetic creativity and in bodies of intellectual knowledge - but its source is a direct inner knowing that belongs to the feeling soul."

"Love is that “inner vibrational touch” (Seth) by which we come to know the other in their essence. It is a touch that touches us with the sensual beauty of the other’s soul in all its qualities and with its spiritual essence or quintessence."

Dog Days as we roll toward the official start of Summer!

What is it about our most adorable furry dog friends... My friend introduced me to DISCO... as always with these things it is love at first sight.

Here’s to enjoying a wonderful new day making this a miraculous week!

Have fun out there!!

Awake in Heaven in the Heart of Love.

You want to become a great screenwriter because you have been inspired by great screenwriting. It is as simple as that. Words on a page brought to life by actors. Those moments in the movie theater where your heart thrills at the glorious movement of images projected on a screen showcasing the true beauty of human expression, understanding and grace.

One of my favorite moments where great screenwriting is fully on display comes from the Samuel Goldwyn produced The Bishop's Wife starring Cary Grant as an Angel that comes down to earth to help Bishop David Niven and his wife played by Loretta Young.  The devastatingly beautiful moment in this movie where the screenwriter working with a wonderful director and a charismatic star weaves in a biblical reference in the most delicate and impactful way revealing the deepest truth lying beyond the words of Psalm 23.

It is a lovely use of one of the most popular and powerful psalm's in the Bible, shared in the context of a highly entertaining romantic comedy. 


This, and many other cinematic gems I will share as they come up, represent the moments of inspiration that provides the fuel to deliver on the promise of each new blank page. Synthesizing ideas for consumption, entertainment and in my humble estimation for enlightenment. 

For fun... screen the original version and contrast it to the Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston version.  

Let me know what you think.

The Soul Knows Where it Belongs.

Not some of the time. All of the time. When you strip everything away and get bare this fact sings.

In the deep interspection of belonging and faith and acceptance and honesty I found the intersection of my soul and my thinking unhampered by what I knew. Beyond feelings unhinged the truth. No matter how many lies others tell us or how many lies we tell ourselves. Truth is truth. In listening with an open heart, hearing is guaranteed.

-- Excerpted from Melanie Lutz's THE BARE MELCESSITIES.

Jungian Soul expert James Hillman talks about the distinction between the soul and spirit -- "the soul resides in the valleys of life and not in the peaks of intellectual, spiritual, or technological efforts."