Melanie Gin
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A love note from Melanie
Hello dear one, Today I decided it was time for a love note. I acknowledge that this note of love comes in the midst of such collective suffering - gun…
Jun 8, 2022
January 2022
Happy solar new year from Melanie
Dear friends, Happy new year (in the solar calendar)! Last night, dense stratus clouds obscured the emerging crescent moon. I searched the sky for signs…
Jan 7, 2022
May 2021
springtime greetings from Melanie
Dear friends, Almost one year has passed since I’ve last written. I think of each one of you and send my love. I hope you and your families are safe…
May 17, 2021
July 2020
kickboxing and joy
Dear community, Today a friend and I were both feeling down, so I proposed we do yoga together over Zoom video. Can I be honest with you, Melanie? They…
Jul 23, 2020
May 2020
My new home, river walking, and strawberries
Hello dear ones, Sending my love and a burst of creativity from the lands of Mariposa. Hope these poems singing of nature nourish you And find you well…
May 27, 2020
a poem for you
Hello dear community, I hope your place of shelter is safe, warm, and cozy, that you have warm cups of tea and a loved one’s arms or heart at the ready…
May 15, 2020
April 2020
poetry (wild gardening) and checking in
Hello dear ones, I’m curious, does anyone in my little community of loved ones write poetry? I’m noticing in me a calling to express more in poems, even…
Apr 4, 2020
March 2020
Hello from day 10 of quarantine in Jerusalem
Dear friends, There is nowhere to go, nothing to do. Today is a lazy day in Jerusalem and I am on day 10 of quarantine. My body is tired (and sick…
Mar 14, 2020
January 2020
Happy new year from Melanie
Dear friend, Happy 2020! I was fortunate to spend my third New Year’s Day in a row at one of my favorite places in the world, Mariposa Institute in…
Jan 4, 2020
November 2019
Planting roots in Jerusalem
Dear friends, I’m writing in the living room with my housemate Carly nearby, drinking a mug of what I believe is ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon tea…
Nov 10, 2019
September 2019
Resting with a cup of peppermint tea in Belfast
Dear friends, I’m writing to you from the cozy living room of a sangha friend in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I’m currently resting with a cup of…
Sep 8, 2019
July 2019
Navigating the barriers to an open heart
Dear friends, Today I’m appreciating patience and going slow. I’m remembering Thay’s calligraphy in the EIAB: Patience is one of the marks of true love…
Jul 24, 2019
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