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Miele

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joined on 05/03/05
last updated 05/09/08
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What They Say

February 16, 2008
This HONEY has the most beautiful color and texture and sounds you have ever heard. She lights up a room with her wisdom and warmth. Her aura changes, but always has a soft tone of love in it. Her eyes sing at you from across the room.....I'm so glad to have you in my life and to know you sweet MelissaMiele. Your one of those friends that I think of often, even though your far away...your soul has spoken to me with it's laugh and I'll never forget you! ♥
September 4, 2007
melissa is one of the people i admire most.

you know that song about the woman who can bring home the bacon, and then fry it up in the pan, cuz i'm a wooooommmmmmaaaan. w.o.m.a.n. you know the song.

that was about melissa, mother, lover, friend, craftswoman/artist, psychic, adventurer and all-around goddess (and i don't use that word lightly). she can take care of herself, and she can take care of you (but don't take advantage of that, ok?)

i bow down before melissa. she rocks.
May 11, 2007
Oi vey! I almost forgot the foot massage. Damn this woman is something!
May 11, 2007
Melissa is my Burning Man Mary Kay representative and makes certain that my hands are well cared for and suitably moisturized. Melissa also makes the best bread on the playa. In fact, as far as I know she makes the only bread on the playa!

In all seriousness, Melissa is a kind hearted soul and knows how to listen with the best of them all the while sharing plenty of wit and charm.

Yay for theMelissa!
December 20, 2006
Even though we've never met IRL, I feel like Melissa is one of my very best friends. You are a source of constant inspiration and insight, Mel. I wouldn't want to be experiencing the world without you in it.
August 22, 2006
Melissa is the best kind of friend you could ever hope to find. We've known one another for more than a year through Tribe, and have had the opportunity to spend time together last winter. She's there in my ups, my downs, and her help is real, tangible and substantial, not to mention delivered right on time if you ever need it. She lets me love her, and I hope I could help her as much as she helps me in a time of need.

An adventurous spirit. A wonderful writer. An outstanding editor. A beautiful woman and a great friend.

What a package!

What a great person to share the journey with.

Love you much Lissa, love you much.
May 30, 2006
Melissa is REAL!

She reminds me of the beauty that resides within my own soul..she makes me laugh like a crazy wench..then she makes me cry with incredible tears of connection..and remembrance..of my spirit!

You see Melissa's spirit and my own..they are one!!!

Melissa...you are such a beautiful strong woman/goddess!

Always...Always STAND IN YOUR LIGHT...It's soooooooooooooooo rich there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blessed Be!

April 26, 2006
Well let's see, what can I say about this very special person. I have known Melissa for about 9 months and I have to say that I am very happy and honored to call her my friend. She is the kind of person that you can always be who you really are, no fear of being judged in anyway. We met in person during the last Christmas season when she came to Vegas to visit family. I have to say that I was nervous about meeting, but within the first minute I felt like I had known her all my life. She is so much fun to be around and she has this magick about her that just makes you want to be around her. We have become great friends since then and I am really looking forward to seeing her in person again. I am hoping that once I move and get settled that I can talk her into coming to Northern California for a weekend or so to hang out and get into some trouble. I would not trade our friendship for all the money, things or people in the world. I value our friendship and the bond that I feel.

I have to say if people in this world would even be 1/4 the caring and loving person that she is the world would be a hell of a lot better.

Thanks Melissa for being you and being a friend. May I be here for you as much as you have for me. Love you...

~~PURR~~

Tina
December 8, 2005
Melissa is an incredible woman...funny, sexy, artistic. She has a wonderful way of putting you at ease, helping you see inside yourself. But she's also really good at self-reflection, even when it's an exceptionally difficult issue. That's an unusual combination in a person, something that greatly enhances her standing as a Sexy Woman, in my mind at least.

From one of your greatest, adoring fans, I wish you all the love and happiness in the world, sweet Melissa!
September 25, 2005
Melissa is many things to me, but most of all, she is friend. I would be missing a part of me if I lost touch with her....and yet I've only known her long distance.

She is full of passion, and intensity. I suppose that is what drew me to her first.

But she is much more than that.....I can't begin to tell you how much more, but I suggest you get to know her. She's a very special lady...and I adore her.
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"The light is there, and colours surround us. However, if there were no light nor colours in our own eye, we wouldn't perceive such things outside of us."

(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

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When accordions are sexy

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Stuff About Me

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I'm a different person than I was before. Luckily, the most beautiful people I know are still with me.
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Stuff I'm Thinking About

The part that doesn't heal is when I believe the lie, and then find out later it was untrue. It doesn't matter if it's a big lie or a little one, if the falsehood was for good reason, to protect me, or from weakness, or whatever the justification is. The fact that I've given someone my trust, and they gave me back disrespect, that doesn't seem to go away.

The worst part of it though, is that I turn it around and hold it against myself. A lot of self-hatred going on over my own gullibili... read more
Sun, May 11, 2008 - 6:56 PM permalink - 16 comments
 
You know, it has its faults, but there are things pervasive in this community that just make you believe in people, you know?

Today the owner of my company calls me from the road and asks if I'll do him a favor. He has managed to leave his checkbook in the restroom of a local building supply store, and asked if I'll go pick it up for him. So I run down there, and there are a bunch of burly construction-type guys hanging around chewing the fat, and they ask if they can help me, and I tell... read more
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 1:21 PM permalink - 11 comments
 
I awoke again at 3:30, thinking. This time, it was about my sixth grade teacher, Wayne Collins. That year I was still recovering from the culture shock of moving from Boulder, Colorado, to rural East Tennessee. I was still learning the language.

Mr. Collins was a good teacher. He was well rounded in science and math and English and social studies, and he preferred active learning. We wandered through the woods collecting leaves, and he would point things out to us, show us the big picture... read more
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 9:11 PM permalink - 11 comments
 
Someone asked me last week if I'd met many tribers in person. I just counted, and I've been face-to-face with 39 of the 65 currently on my friends list.

The funny part about it is that there were several I had to really think before realizing I'd never actually met them. Weird, huh? I could swear I remember hugging Leisa, but I'm pretty sure that never happened.

A lot of really significant things happened while I was gone. I just can't seem to speak of them.
Wed, April 30, 2008 - 6:43 AM permalink - 12 comments
 
I know that I am causing myself a whole lot of anxiety about things I need to do because I keep finding ways to avoid what's on my plate at the moment, and they keep piling up. I have 12 big things on my list to do tomorrow, none of them can be put off another day. I keep justifying not taking care of stuff by saying spending time with the kids is more important, but the fact is i channel-surfed for quite awhile, and net-surfed, and took a nap, and read a few chapters in a book, and never e... read more
Sat, April 19, 2008 - 10:36 PM permalink - 22 comments
 


"Don't be afraid. You needn't slay the beast nor scale the entire mountain. That's not how it's done. You only need to move through today, Melissa. Think of the distance you've already covered. Focus on your strengths. Let each new step remind you of your freedom. Let every breath you take remind you of your power. Seek out friends and guides; they're anxious to help. You're not alone. You're understood. This road has been walked before. Dance life's dance, just a few steps at a time, and... read more
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:28 AM permalink - 6 comments
 
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