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Melana

This I know.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Everyone intended. Ten years ago, I internalized some advice, " to always have a genuine interest in people".

Music:

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS, ANYTIME. I am not quite sure there is anything more beautiful.

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, A Bronx Tale, Garden State, Sixteen Candles, (Jake Ryan).

Books:

The Prophet.

Heroes:

The man able to find the way, the truth, the light. My wonderful parents, (they're hilarious, supportive and incredibly wise).

My Blog

Life not going your way?

I coined a new term to help myself plan:  FLEX GOALS.  I've given myself a new set of flex goals spanning the next 10 years.  Flex goals are those that do not require a sense of fa...
Posted by Melana on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:06:00 PST

Sometimes the truth hurts

Where people smell of spray tan and expensive cologne to mask it, coffee has replaced cigarettes as a vice and hand bags are the price of  a mid-western mortgage, welcome to Los Angeles.&nbs...
Posted by Melana on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:03:00 PST

The tale of two cities

Church. Temple. A place where you are not judged for your mishaps, milestones take place within the heart and you get chills when the truth hurts. So why am I on cloud 9? I am completely in love. Yes,...
Posted by Melana on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:29:00 PST

Just read it

This is not my writing, but a speech of a socially aware young man.  If we "hear" what he is saying, we will benefit in such a great way.  I hope you enjoy it as much I as enjoyed absorbing ...
Posted by Melana on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:10:00 PST

coffee

I like drinking coffee in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoon, (although I switch to green tea from time to time). There's something about coffee that really sparks my mind. I like laughing ov...
Posted by Melana on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:40:00 PST

What's better than Sunday Playoffs this week?

Some history to preface my thought:  I worked for the New England Patriots in 2004.  Every Monday night I would take the RED EYE flight from LAX to Boston, hop into my rental car and head do...
Posted by Melana on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:30:00 PST

Some Vitamin C

I think the most liberating thing you can do in your life is express yourself.  As my uncle was writing in his book of great sayings over Christmas, my dad chimed in with, "if life presents you w...
Posted by Melana on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:58:00 PST

Consistency Within

Average people talk about eachother, brilliant people talk about ideas. I have a wonderfully brilliant friend who shared ideas of consistency today. Consistent. Hmmm. It has provoked me to write. ...
Posted by Melana on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:39:00 PST

Sunday...Unpredicted

First of all, what an amazingly beautiful day outside.  It's November and being from Kansas City, I appreciate the snow, but it is wonderful to experience the sun and warm breeze in Los Angeles. ...
Posted by Melana on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:39:00 PST

A PIECE OF PEACE

It's Saturday afternoon. I made a promise to myself. I kept the promise. Instead of racing out the door to run dozens of errands, (thank God I got most of it done last Saturday) and answer the phone ...
Posted by Melana on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:14:00 PST