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Love: Books That Have Changed My Life

If you are reader, chances are there have been a few books that you didn’t want to put down. Books, you didn’t want to end. And perhaps even, books that changed your life. As we’ve been talking about change this month on the blog, I couldn’t help but think of all the many things in life that change us. Relationships, jobs, trauma and surprisingly good opportunities—all have the power to alter not only our life’s path, but also who we are in our very being. The interesting thing though, is so can art. A good song can reframe an experience [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-10-02T15:43:18+00:00October 3rd, 2019|Categories: Change, Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

Do you remember the first time you had a negative thought about your body? I know I don’t. All I know is I was young, and that since then, there have been too many to count. Sometimes, thoughts of shame about my body have come as easily to me as breathing. They fly through my brain and land in my heart bringing a heaviness that is hard to shake. Because they’ve been making their appearance for years now, they leave in their wake a sense of defeat. They tell me my body will never be enough. My body that has [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-12T16:13:11+00:00June 13th, 2019|Categories: #mybodyhas, Acceptance, Beauty, Body Image, Courage, Freedom, Good Books, gratitude, Health, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

Did I ever tell you, I grew up near the ocean? Now landlocked, I have to say I miss it much more than I thought I would. Just recently, during a stressful week, I joked to Tony that I was going to put my headphones on, and turn my white noise app to the sound of the ocean. Then, sit out on our porch in the sun, close my eyes, and pretend I was at the beach. The ocean is my happy place. Of course, another one of my happy places is curled up somewhere reading. So if I could [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-03T16:14:14+00:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Two Things Brene Brown Has Taught Me About Criticism

Growing up, there were a few circumstances that sent my family spinning into survival mode. Being the middle child, I quickly learned to cope by trying to make everyone and everything all right. Something, I couldn’t actually do. But by watching out for my younger sisters, being good, and taking care of things around the house, it seemed I was able to manage things. That somehow, for my family, I was able to lessen the blow. These skills I developed at home served me well at school too. By learning what was expected of me and performing it, I was [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-04-24T13:52:40+00:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: Courage, Failure, Fear, Good Books, Identity, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Rejection, Uncategorized|4 Comments

5 Things I Loved in March

March is coming to a close, and I have been looking forward to the end of this month for weeks. One obvious reason is spring is here, and hopefully, the weather will start to act accordingly. But mostly, I’ve been looking forward to getting away. This weekend, Tony and I are headed to the Finger Lakes in New York with our best friends. We’re going to eat good food, take a hike (weather permitting), and visit some of our favorite wineries. And of course, the best part will be, being all together. Friendship is such a gift. Doing life together [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-03-25T18:57:52+00:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: Good Books, Habit Making, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, podcasts I love, Routines|Comments Off

Things I Loved 2018

When you think back on 2018, what will you remember? What life events will come to mind? What world events? Or, perhaps more fun, what show will you remember binging? What songs will bring you right back to where you were in life, this past year? Today, I want to share with you my list of things I loved in 2018. They are shows or some form of media. They are things that bring me small joys. And others are memories I hope to always hold close. I hope this list helps you get to know me a little better, [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-12-22T23:48:36+00:00December 27th, 2018|Categories: Good Books, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, podcasts I love, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love: My Favorite Books 2018

Read to the end to find out how to win one of my favorite books! Recently, I heard someone use the word “intimate” to describe the experience of reading. Think about it. Usually, when we read a book, we tune out the rest of the world. We put down our phones. We stop our busyness. And in many cases, we go to a quiet place, sit, and give our full attention to the words of someone we’ve never met. For a few hours—or a number of small moments over a few days or weeks—it’s just us and the book. Now, [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-12-06T02:10:35+00:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Christmas, Good Books, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Love: Resources to Help Clarify Your Calling

At the end of August, Tony and I took a small prop plane for a seven minute ride over the ocean to the island of Inis Mor, just off the coast of Ireland. Online, I had read about its ancient ruins and the beautiful, jagged cliffs that line its shores. I wanted to stand on the edge of those cliffs and take in the view. Only for a visitor, to get to that side of the island meant taking a tour bus or renting a bike. As we’re not tour bus people—biking it was. That morning, we stood outside the [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-18T18:10:14+00:00October 18th, 2018|Categories: Calling, Change, Courage, Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Life Coaching, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, podcasts I love, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love: Good Summer Reads

If you’ve been hanging out with me here on the blog for a while, or you follow me on social media—you know, reading is one of my favorite things to do. In fact, in college, I remember summers where I’d stay up late reading, sleep in, and then spend almost the whole next day reading until a book was finished. It’s funny how aware we are of all the things we can’t do in adolescence; while being entirely unaware of all the perks of not being a full fledged adult yet. For those of us who are readers, Reading is [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:30:46+00:00June 28th, 2018|Categories: Good Books, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

If Our Lives Were Like a Good Beach Read

When I left full-time church ministry, I wasn’t sure what I would do next. So I taught myself how to bake bread. Already loving to bake cookies, brownies, and pumpkin bread, it wasn’t surprising that I fell in love with this new endeavor. With a bread baker’s cookbook Tony had given me for my birthday, I experimented with all kinds of recipes. I tried making Challah, Potato Rosemary, and Ciabatta—in addition to sandwich bread. And found, I love every part of baking bread. I love the feel of the dough in my hands as I knead it. I feel a [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:31:52+00:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: Acceptance, Good Books, perseverance, Purpose, Story, Success|Comments Off

Love: Books That Have Changed My Life

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

Two Things Brene Brown Has Taught Me About Criticism

5 Things I Loved in March

Things I Loved 2018

Love: My Favorite Books 2018

Love: Resources to Help Clarify Your Calling

Love: Good Summer Reads

If Our Lives Were Like a Good Beach Read

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