A growing collection of modern musings and back-list published pieces
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Beating Isolation – The Search for Similarities, not Differences
First published in People Development Magazine, 15th March 2020 My mother was quite simply a beautiful soul. I was sixteen when she died just three weeks after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Yet in the time we had together, she shared with me a lifetime of wisdom and kindness that continues to nurture me to this Read more
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Imposter Syndrome and the Birth of the Ugly Duckling
First published in People Development Magazine 1st March 2020 Today I’d like to share my understanding of the subject of imposter syndrome. Both from personal experience, as well as from working with other people. For, I have concluded that imposter syndrome has little to do with ‘not being good enough’ as many believe. No, my Read more
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Wake Up to Conscious Leadership
First published in Leadership Development Magazine 12th October 2019 Conscious Leadership “Wakey wakey, rise and shine” is a phrase that brings back happy childhood memories, and still always puts a smile on my face. Today though, I believe it has a deeper meaning relating to leaders and their teams. Conscious leadership is becoming an increasingly hot Read more
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Keep Shining Beautiful Ones
Originally posted on Lovefraud, 7th August 2012 This week I saw a quote on Facebook that spoke to me loud and clear “Keep shining, beautiful ones. This world needs your light” – because it immediately made me think of everyone here on Lovefraud. I imagined each and every beautiful person who reads and contributes to the site, Read more
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“I Want” Doesn’t Get
First published on Life’s Little Lettuces, 24th November 2012 This was a phrase my mother used to repeat to me when I was a child. Kindly eyes and a smile always accompanied her words “I want doesn’t get, Melanie, you know that!” Of course I can’t be certain what she meant or understood by her words (I Read more
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Find your tribe?
I was messaging with a beautiful friend the other night, and we were sharing how we have both lost or become distant with so many people – particularly over the past three years. There’s a growing conversation on social media about “finding your tribe”, as well as consciously freeing ourselves from friends and family who Read more
Mel Pledger 