Category: Spirituality

• A Total Eclipse of the Heart

  Last night I caught up on this week’s episode of Glee. I can’t watch it on Tuesday’s any longer because it’s too fluffy after a mind bender like Lost. Towards the end, they performed their version of Bonnie Tyler’s classic one-hit wonder, “A Total Eclipse of the Heart.” This is one of my dad’s favorite…

  Marlene Kelly

  May 6, 2010

  Personal Development, Self Growth, Spirituality

  bipolar disorder, bonnie tyler, dysfunction, estrangement, family, glee, healing, light and dark, mental illness, personality disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, shadows, therapy, total eclipse of the heart

• Fuck Politeness, Go Long!

  A few months ago, I was out for drinks with two friends after work. We posed the question to each other: Use three words to describe yourself. This wasn’t easy for me. You might not know it yet, but I’m wordy. Then, we determined three words to describe each other. Two of the words that…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 30, 2010

  Personal Development, Self Growth, Spirituality

  acting, Alec Baldwin, bold, brave, collective psyche, comedy, connection, drama, entertainment industry, etiquette, Lost, Meisner, Meryl Streep, performance, politeness, presentation over substance, Sawyer, soul tribe, Steve Martin, story teller, swimming, truth teller, Victor D’Altorio

• Forgiveness Is a Red Balloon

  Today, I finally let you go. The fog has lifted. The rain swept through and cleaned the city’s smog from the windows. I always thought this would feel like a death. The death of you and the could-have-been of us. But, it didn’t. Hanging on was the deeper death of all my hopes and dreams…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 25, 2010

  Personal Development, Self Growth, Spirituality

  balloon, bespoken, death, destiny, divine will, dream, forgiveness, friendship, gift, karma release, love, marlene kelly