Blog: Mel's Muse

A Miraculous Moment

Have you ever experienced an episode in your life that was so thrilling you'll never forget it? Perhaps it was the healing of a friend or family member whose death seemed imminent. Or the acceptance of a job application you didn't think you would receive? Or perhaps it was a...

Posted at 17:58pm on 6th March 2024

God Has A Plan

Born with a painful intestine disease

My childhood was anything but a breeze.

'Ignore her crying,' my mother was told,

'She's seeking attention, naughty and bold.'

Reprimands and smacked bottoms followed,

Banished to my room, I hollered and hollered.

But God had a plan, he helped me break free

Through escape to the loft, much to...

Posted at 16:23pm on 18th January 2024

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Mental Health Issues: Part 2 – Have You Ever Felt Useless? Or Unheard?

Have you ever felt useless? Unheard? A waste of space? As if nothing you do has any meaning or purpose? Ever thought you didn’t fit in? In your family? At school? At work? Or that everyone else was more successful? While...

Posted at 12:33pm on 8th November 2023

Mental Health Issues: Part 1 - My Story

We hear, repeatedly, about the number of young people suffering from mental health issues, but little about any means of reparation. This, despite being told that 'Your mental health is just as important as your physical health'. One of the causes, however, is listed as being 'childhood abuse, trauma,...

Posted at 17:20pm on 15th October 2023

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Dealing With The Loss Of A Loved One

With so many young people being coerced into selling drugs, or, like Elianne Andam, being stabbed to death, I can't help but think back to the loss of my own daughter. It was some years ago, for exactly that reason, though she wasn't stabbed, but died as the result of...

Posted at 15:56pm on 30th September 2023

The Eleventh Hour - It's Never Too Late!

Do you, or your nearest and dearest, know where they're going when end-time sets in? No, I don't mean whether they'll be buried or cremated, though that is a good subject to discuss, so you know their wishes before they die. What I'm thinking of is rather more momentous. Let...

Posted at 15:08pm on 6th September 2023

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. . . To New Life

Diana completed the record of her last client, switched off her computer, and leaned back in her chair. Counselling Michael â€“ Mike, as he liked to be known â€“ was not without complications. Never before had she been called upon to resolve the difficulties faced by a farmer, despite the...

Posted at 12:09pm on 24th August 2023

From Near Death . . .

â€œI'm sorry, Mrs Livingstone, but I'm afraid your daughter is going to have to stay in hospital. She has encephalitis.â€

Sharon screwed up her eyes and shook her head. Seated opposite the consultant, she had no idea what he was talking about.

â€œIt is a rare disease,â€ the consultant said, â€œand it...

Posted at 11:06am on 8th July 2023

Filling The Void

Have you â€“ or perhaps a loved one â€“ ever had to face the problem of addiction? How on earth, if you're desperate to do so, can you go about giving it up, be it sugar cravings, alcohol, or even drugs? Or, better still, how do you prevent an addiction...

Posted at 14:32pm on 18th June 2023

Writing The Rights & Wrongs Of Life

Are you as fed up with the negative concept of society as I am? Every day weâ€™re bombarded with news about failing governments, education, health and housing services, marriages, families and kids â€“ and thatâ€™s without all the heartbreak of drug and alcohol abuse, and 3 million children starving to...

Posted at 12:44pm on 31st May 2023

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