Celebrating MAY! An Affirmation of Gratitude...

Celebrating MAY! An Affirmation of Gratitude... 

Beautiful People, 

As We Celebrate MAY; Please Join Me in  An Affirmation of Gratitude.

First RELAX.  Try to clear your mind and your heart. 

Breathe and Exhale Ten Times.  

In Gratitude, Awareness & Love.  Out Gratitude, Awareness & Love. 

In Gratitude, Awareness & Love. Out Gratitude, Awareness and Love....

Affirm and Say to Yourself...

"I Begin this Day in Gratitude with Awareness & Love. 

I have the curiosity and hope of a child; with the ability to grow and transform like a caterpillar to a butterfly.

Within me is the flexibility of a monkey, the courage of an elephant, the fearlessness of a lion, the gentleness of a dove and the compassion of a giraffe. 

I Listen Deeply. 

I draw on the wisdom of flowers, trees, rocks, dolphins, oceans, Ancestors, Elders and sentients.

Patience Fills My Heart. 

I Honor the luminosity of our Mother EarthHeart, Stars and Galaxies. 

Most importantly through my thoughts and actions, I Cherish and Honor Our Blessed Creator of ALL That Is, and All That Is Not. 

Today, I walk simply with compassion, care, courage, determination, healing, hope, integrity, respect and appreciation of myself and all others. 

I Am a Vessel Open; ready to share and receive Love. 

Because I honor Life's Mystery; I Am Learning to Allow Love's Symphony of Greatness, Healing, Hope and Harmony to pour through me and out into the World." 

And So It Is With Love! 

Believe. Breathe. Live. Love.

Always, Melony 👑🦋👑

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈

Peace Is Possible through Compassion, Cooperation, Courage, Creativity, Deep Listening, Faith,  Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Integrity, Kindness, Mercy, Patience, Respect,  Tenacity, Understanding and the Gift of Love!

#AffirmationOfGratitude

#BreatheAndBelieve

#CuriosityAndHope 

#HealingAndHarmony

#LovesSymphony

#Patience

#Transformation

A Friend for Every Lifetime!

A Friend for Every Lifetime!

Maybe it's the way you walk or how you make me feel wanted or needed when you listen. 

Maybe it's your eyes that feel like they are looking into my soul with compassion. 

I don't what it is.  It could even be your smile that lights the room or the way I am able to laugh at myself when I remember our many conversations, and the mistakes I've made! 

When I think of you, I know I have a friend for every lifetime. 

I Breathe and Exhale Love Ten Times; and decide to Honor Friendship. 

Today I will treat everyone as if they are a Friend.

I will look and listen with compassion. 

I will offer my smiles with appreciation and understanding. 

I will extend my hand without judgment. 

I will laugh joyfully and tenderly at myself. 

With Appreciation, Gratitude and Joy, I Breathe Deeply;

Knowing...

I Will Be a Friend for Every Lifetime!

Believe. Breathe. Live. Love. 

Always, Melony 💕🦋💕

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈 

Peace Is Possible through Compassion, Cooperation, Courage, Creativity, DeepListening, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Integrity, Kindness, Mercy, Patience, Respect, Tenacity, Understanding and the Gift of Love!

#AFriendForEveryLifetime #BeTender #Compassion #DeepListening #Gratitude 

#LaughJoyfully #OfferYourSmile

#ThankYouForYouFriendship

#SingHisSong, a Celebration of Life for #MrHarryBelafonteat Lincoln Center's Revsons Fountain (63rd & Broadway, NYC)

#SingHisSong, a Celebration of Life for #MrHarryBelafonte

at Lincoln Center's Revsons Fountain (63rd & Broadway, NYC)

Beautiful People, 

First, please join me in offering Prayers of Compassion for the Belafonte Family, Friends & All of Us Who Loved Him. 

May the Integrity, Sense of Justice and Love of King #HarryBelafonte Live in Our Hearts As His Spirit Soars.

Now...#SingHisSong a Celebration of Life for #MrHarryBelafonte was a magnificent, multigenerational Love offering with people of all backgrounds honoring Mr. B. with tears, laughter and song.

The community event was spearheaded by the Belafonte Family Foundation, the Gathering for Justice,

@gather4justice IMPACT Repertory Theatre and Lincoln Center for the Arts.

It was a perfect way to begin to process the physical departure of Mr. B., and yet honor him and his work in our hearts. 

From Lincoln Center's Victoria Benitez who grew up with Gina Belafonte, international photographer Jane Feldman (whom you see holding a picture she took with Mr. Belafonte,  Nelson Mandela and the Honorable Charles Rangel) and musical director Chapman Roberts to Muslim activist Linda Sarsour, esteemed actress Joyce Walker Joseph with husband Jamal Joseph, reknown producer playwright and founder of IMPACT Repertory Theatre and Shayoni Mitra...

 

People of all gathered and mingled around the Fountain and the Square discussing the impact that Mr. Harry Belafonte had had on theirs lives. 

When the official program began, Carmen Perez-Jordan the courageous President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice spoke elegantly from her heart. 

Jamal Joseph reminded us to lift our hearts & voices in celebration of the Life and Legacy of #MrHarryBelafonte. 

Through our grief, we felt joy and clapped, danced & joined the dynamic youth of IMPACT Repertory Theatre in singing "We Are the World" and "DAYO"!

It was a beautiful way to say to Bye for Now & you are forever in our hearts to #MrHarryBelafonte, a National and International Treasure whose Legacy will continue to positively impact and inspire many generations to come!

Believe. Breathe. Live. Love. 

Always, Melony 💕🦋💕

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈

Earth Is Our Heart! A Visionary Meditation for the Peacemaker!

Earth Is Our Heart!  A Visionary Meditation for the Peacemaker! 

Beautiful People, 

Many Blessings To Each Of YOU. 

Please take a moment to clear your mind and your heart of any distractions. 

Now, Breathe and Exhale Deeply Ten Times.

In Gratitude, Love and Patience. 

Out Gratitude, Love and Patience .... 

Now, join me today and embody the Peacemaker.

Know that Earth Is OUR Heart.

As the birds create new medleys of awareness, let us walk with acceptance, healing and understanding.

Now we call on the resources of the trees, and water, and the sun, and the insects, and elephants and dolphins, rocks and mountains, and the wind, and the sky and All Sentient Beings.

We all are partners and together right now, we are given a renewed appreciation of Divine Patience and Understanding. 

Allow your bodies to relax as we merge with Nature around us.

Breathe LOVE, ONLY LOVE.

As a Peacemaker, you are learning to walk with the right questions that allow for honest negotiation and conversation.

Look to the oceans, the rivers, the ponds and the streams.  Become a tiny pebble that creates a ripple of awareness as you toss yourself into a body of water.

Ask that others with like hearts create pebbles of cooperation, equality, deep listening, honesty, humility, integrity, wisdom, mercy, patience, respect, understanding and Love throughout EARTH as Our Living HEART. 

You Have Awakened & ReMembered.  Now as you walk across the Rainbow Bridge of JOY; let the song of LOVE pierce our planet as we join together to create a New World of Equality, Equanimity and Peace.

Right NOW, as we merge with the DivineONE... 

We vision and see ourselves existing in a World where all children are nurtured and educated and Loved. 

Our Ancestors are ReMembered and Honored with Love. 

Our Seniors & Children are cared for, honored and Loved.

It is a World of Compassion, Acceptance, Integrity, Humility, Mercy & Peace.

Know that as You Believe in Love, then the Air You Breathe Will Be Love.

You Are a Peacemaker, Dedicated to Helping Heal Our EarthHeart.

Always, Melony💕🦋💕

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow🌈

#BreatheLovePray #EarthIsOurHeart

#Peacemaker

#EarthDay2023: A Spring Vision...

#EarthDay2023: A Spring Vision...

 Beautiful People,

Today I Pray.  I Sit In Silence Asking for Guidance and Direction. 

The question some of us may be asking in this time of Painful Transformation is...

"Will Hope Be Enough for All to Re-Connect to Our Divine Source of Love?". 

The Truth Is that All Actions of Love Make this World Better! 

I close my eyes, trust and allow time to pass. 

I Breathe and Exhale Many Times.  In Hope.  Out Love. 

I follow the Light through the darkness.  Each step I take into my heart fills me with Grace and gives me Hope. 

I Vision Good Change on Earth. Good Change is not always comfortable or easy. 

Sometimes Change brings confusion and chaos. 

I Breathe.  The World Is Changing. 

I Am Changing.

I hold on to Faith and ask for more Courage.  I keep moving towards the Light. 

I Thank Our Blessed Creator.  

I Honor Our Ancestors and All Who Have Ascended.

It is Spring.  As I step into Good Change, I imagine that I become the Light.  All around me are other Lights.  We are those Spirits Awakening with Respect and Integrity. 

Together We Are Breathing. 

In Hope. Out Love.

My Vision Continues.... 

Collectively we honor our Elders and our Children. 

We Vision a World of Loving Peace where there is equity, good education and housing; as well as safe communities with true blossoming sustenance and Good Possibility with Opportunity for All. 

We Share Lovingly.  We Forgive. 

We smile and decide to work together to help heal our broken hearts and our Earth/Heart.

Somewhere buttercups, tulips and magnolia trees are beginning to blossom. 

Robins and hummingbirds sing. 

The powerful voice of blue jays is heard even by dolphins and whales. 

The oceans roar and the wind calls on us to Love.  And Love vibrates and spins new melodies.

Yes.  It is Spring, and Change Is Here!  Hope, Love and New Possibility fill the air. 

It is time to continue our individual and Collective Journeys with  Courage, Integrity, Good Purpose and Respect for Eachother. 

May Humanity Awaken with Integrity and Allow Love to Lead so that Our Children Thrive and Grow and Prosper with Good Dreams Everywhere throughout the World.

Always, Melony 👑🦋👑

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈

#EarthDay2023

A Remarkable Eid Ul Fitr! ☪️

A Remarkable Eid Ul Fitr! ☪️ 

Beautiful People, 

I was so very Blessed to be invited by my GodDaughter Kewe and her husband Max for a beautiful Eid Celebration. 

Their apartment was full with many of Senegalese heritage.  Kewe had planned for 10 adults and 8 children ages 3- 14.  But another 5 teenagers showed up and were received lovingly with open arms.   

It was truly a Feast. There was baked lamb and chicken,  an exquisite rice with shrimp (made by Kewe's Sister Sattou), vermicelli with onions and olives, red onion salad, potato salad, egg salad and a beautiful green salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers & olives. 

To drink, we had our choice of sorrel, fresh mango juice or water.

For desert there was a platter of succulent fruit.

We laughed and talked of Senegal, Dakar, Theis, the Pink Lake,  the magnificent Mosque in Diourbel and the Holy City of Touba.   

Younger children ran back and forth and the teenagers hovered independently in their own world, wherever they found space. 

What I learned was that Eid Ul Fitr gave us an opportunity to gather for Good. 

And when we mobilize for Good, hope and courage will help us embrace a Clear Vision. 

Compassion and Purpose will guide us through Kindness. 

Patience will teach how to build a strong foundation.  

Love will teach us to endure and help us climb the Mountain of Everlasting Faith. 

Truth will inspire us with the  understanding that every day gives us an opportunity to share and Mobilize for Good!

Eid Mubarak Karim! ☪️ 

Always, Melony 🦋

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈

#EidUlFitr

#EidMubarak

#EveryoneIsWelcome

#GatherForGood

Breathe, Feel, Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Listen to Love!

Breathe, Feel, Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Listen to Love!

Beautiful People,

Right Here Now... 

Beyond the questioning or knowing, as you watch the sun set or the moon rise and kiss the stars... 

In the twilight or early morning dawn as the sun awakens you... 

Let Us Give Thanks to Our Blessed Creator who Lives in Our Hearts and everywhere throughout the MultiVerse.

Breathe, Feel, Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Listen to Love!

Love is the Creator's Gift to all who Believe, Embrace the Mystery and See Beauty in the Soul Journey of Every Heart.

Love is the place of Integrity where yesterday and tomorrow merge into Now.

Love is letting go of notions of false superiority, envy, greed, jealousy and hate.

Love is walking in Peace and sharing compassion, offering hope and tender words to yourself and others so that you let go of old fears and heal hearts with Forgiveness, including your own heart.

Only when we believe that Love does not harm, is not selfish and does not envy will we experience the bliss of life.

Then we will feel Love in our hearts, taste it in our food, see it in the skies, the oceans, and the blossoming flowers and trees as they bloom and awaken in the New Day.

The moment we are willing to live our destiny as beings of Love, and know that Love is the Creator's most Precious Gift, then we will be able to genuinely Love Our Neighbors and Offer Our Best so that together we Prosper with Joy.

In this moment, Right Now is the opportunity to Breathe, Feel, Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Listen to Love!

Breathe Deeply Ten Times.  In Love. Out Love. In Love. Out Love.... 

Today, How Will You Live and Honor the Creator in this Moment of Eternity?

Please Re-Member to Breathe, Feel, Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Listen to Love!

Believe. Breathe. Live. Love.

Always, Melony 💕🦋💕

aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈 

Peace Is Possible through Compassion, Cooperation, Courage, Creativity, Deep Listening, Faith, Forgiveness, Good Purpose, Healing, Hope, Integrity, Joy, Kindness, Mercy, Patience, Respect, Tenacity, Understanding and the Gift of Love!

#Breathe #Compassion 

#Courage #DeepListening #EmbraceTheMystery 

#ListenToLove