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Flight 2020
Good morning everyone! I hope today finds you well. I wanted to talk today about traveling during the pandemic, but more specifically,...

Melissa Robbins
Jul 1, 20202 min read
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Keep Your Soul Healthy š
I wanted to talk today about checking-in with ourselves and finding inner peace. To say that a lot has been going on this year would be a...

Melissa Robbins
Jun 26, 20202 min read
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Spooky places in the neighborhood
It's no secret that Washington is riddled with haunted hot spots, we have the Seattle Underground, Sedro-Woolley Sanitarium, Tacoma City...

Melissa Robbins
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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WELCOME
Welcome to my blog! I wanted to create an outlet where visitors can come and talk openly about things that matter. As the world seems to...

Melissa Robbins
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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Surround Yourself with Good Energy āØ
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a nice, relaxing week and that the rain didnāt get you down. I must admit, I kind of enjoyed the rain. Sometimes I open the window, so I can get the cool breeze, and smell the aroma of spring, while I listen. Iām trying to get back into writing my blog on a regular basis. Sometimes itās hard to find a fresh topic thatās intriguing, and where I donāt just blab about my personal life Lol Today I wanted to talk about energy, and the peop

Melissa Robbins
Mar 203 min read
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Behind the Smile, Behind the Mask... There Lies a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.
Good morning everyone and happy first week of March! I havenāt written in a while⦠Iāve been busy picking up extra shifts at the Spa and trying to save up money for extra bills this Spring. When I haven't been working, I've been busy reading True Crime and trying, not so successfully, to keep my body in shape. I just started listening to this book on tape called Nobodyās Girl . Itās the story of Virginia Roberts, just one of the many victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Itās a harrowi

Melissa Robbins
Mar 55 min read
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Transforming the Natural World into Art! Featuring Sharon Brocha šŗ
W elcome readers! I hope you all are having a lovely year so far ⨠This month I have the honor of featuring a local artist, Sharon Brocha. Sharon's had a love for painting and art since early childhood and after 25 years of painting, she is now an expert in the craft. She captures the beauty of the natural world by replicating the fragility of flowers and the expansiveness of landscapes so perfectly in her paintings. I t all started when Sharon was a child watching her mother

Melissa Robbins
Feb 123 min read
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What Do You Wish for This Year āØ
Good morning everyone, This year I made more tangible goals than I have in the past⦠trying to instill some better habits for myself, while simplifying my life. The idea of resolutions is something I donāt like to talk about much; instead, I like to refer to resolutions as āprocessing goals,ā which we can start at any time, not just on the clock tick of midnight at the end of the year. Growing up I was hyper focused on making lists for myself and setting goals that were very

Melissa Robbins
Jan 73 min read
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What has this year taught you, what are you most grateful for and what are you looking forward to this coming year?
Good Morning, everyone and happy New Years Eve Eve⦠I woke up in a melancholy mood this morning⦠A friend asked me yesterday why I never got married and had kids, and I grew sad thinking about it. Sometimes I think about everything Iām missing out on by not having that kind of life; the beautiful moments Iāll never get to experience, and I wonder if I do it out of fear, or because my authentic self doesnāt need all those things to have a fulfilling and deeply satisfying life.

Melissa Robbins
Dec 30, 20254 min read
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Shower Thoughts, Christmas Edition āØļø
G ood morning everyone and happy holidays! I wanted to share some rainy day shower thoughts with you on these days leading up to Christmas š I was going over my astrological chart last night and was surprised at how accurate it was. If you haven't checked out your own chart yet, I highly recommend doing it. It can help you understand yourself more completely; why you act the way you do, and what will give you the most satisfying and fulfilling life. We walk through this life

Melissa Robbins
Dec 23, 20253 min read
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Madonna and Child; A Symbol of Hope This Christmas Season āØ
G ood morning, everyone and happy holidays! During the month of December, I want to introduce a piece of art that captures the essence of the season. This Icon holds a special meaning to me because I was gifted one of the same style for my confirmation day many years ago. Growing up in the Catholic Church, I always had a deep reverence for Mary, and even though I donāt attend church regularly anymore, the memories still hold a place in my heart. The beauty of the painting,

Melissa Robbins
Dec 10, 20253 min read
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The Loneliness Epidemic among Men and the Dating Crisis!
H appy Friday everyone, and happy holiday season! Iām stepping out of my comfort zone a bit with this topic, but that doesnāt mean the topic doesnāt interest me. Iām talking about the loneliness epidemic among men and the dreaded dating scene. This has been a topic of great debate lately, and yesterday I heard KIRO Radio discussing the controversial topic with many different insights! So, let's get into itā¦Thereās no question about it, dating sucks! Iāve never met anyone who

Melissa Robbins
Dec 5, 20254 min read
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St. Kateri: Faith and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Happy holidays everyone! This month Iām focusing on local artist Diane and her painting of St. Kateri: Lilly of the Mohawks. I want to preface by saying that much like Kateri, Diane struggled in the creation of this piece. St. Kateri existed at a time before there was access to photography or accurate ways of recording information, other than by word of mouth; so not many people know what she truly looked like. While Diane struggled to envision the face of Kateri, she prayed

Melissa Robbins
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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The Horrific Tale of National Trauma
Good morning everyone and Happy Halloween! I usually post something about a local haunt, cursed object or superstition on Halloween⦠but today I want to talk about a horror that we are all living and experiencing today: National Trauma. Trauma happens when we become deeply overwhelmed by a distressing situation or event that shatters our sense of comfort, security and safety. Trauma is experienced through the four Fās: Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn⦠and the way we move throug

Melissa Robbins
Oct 31, 20254 min read
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Exploring Emily Carr's Artistic Vision: Through the Eyes of Local Artist
Art has the remarkable ability to connect people, ignite emotions, and depict the beauty of our surroundings. Diane is a local artist; her studio set in the beautiful landscape of a small town where she gets lost in the quiet solitude that allows for a plentitude of inspiration. Her passion for art ignited at a young age as she found comfort in using colors and brush strokes to express her thoughts and feelings and even had a dream of working as an illustrator for Disney. Her

Melissa Robbins
Oct 24, 20252 min read
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Stop Saying You're fine
Happy Sunday Everyone, Iām writing this morning from a very low place. Iām not doing this to bring people down, but rather to let people know that itās ok to not be fine all the time. As humans we handle great pain, loneliness and intense feelings in the dark. At home away from prying eyes and judgement, as though we donāt want to admit that we feel deeply. In yoga they say we need to walk through our feelings, let them come to us and truly feel their presence; as though ackn

Melissa Robbins
Oct 19, 20253 min read
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TRAUMA AND EARLY CHILDHOOD
Happy Wednesday Everyone š I meant to post last week, but Iāve been so busy reading and researchingā¦I want to add onto the blog from a...

Melissa Robbins
Oct 8, 20255 min read
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Trauma and the Relationship Between Pleasure and Pain ā¤ļøāš©¹
Good afternoon, everyone, and happy Tuesday š¦ I want to continue the topic I started last week regarding trauma and how it affects our...

Melissa Robbins
Sep 23, 20254 min read
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Why Trauma Keeps Us Stuck
Good Morning Everyone! I want to start out by saying that I love all of you and appreciate the gift you give my life. It is the people we have community with who deeply enrich our lives ⨠Itās also Monday, and Mondays are great for fresh starts! A chance to start anew and have hope for a future filled with love, happiness, growth, and peace. I will be talking about Trauma today, so itās a bit of a serious topic, but necessary for us in our quest to understand, empathize and c

Melissa Robbins
Sep 15, 20254 min read
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Be Open to the Gifts in Your Life
Good morning, Friends! I was contemplating what to write about this morning, not to say I have a lack of things to write about, but maybe...

Melissa Robbins
Aug 16, 20253 min read
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