by Melissa DaSilva | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many people who start the new year off with a resolution end up two weeks later back in the same habits they vowed to change. I think most people I know don’t bother with a resolution at all. Then there are creative individuals like myself that create a new...
by Melissa DaSilva | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
We all start out with different hopes and dreams for our lives. Sometimes, in the craziness of it all, we can lose sight of our goals in lives. I know with what this pandemic has thrown our way it can be even harder to stay on track of achieving these goals. This...
by Melissa DaSilva | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
This Is Me A little while ago I wrote a post that showed my vulnerability, spoke my truth, and told the story of my journey. It wasn’t received well by some, which to me was surprising. I let their opinions weigh me down for about a day. I processed that pain...
by Melissa DaSilva | Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
It Hurts Feeling Like a Failure Recently it was pointed out that I had failed at something. The specifics of what I was accused of failing at isn’t important. What is important is why that one thing hurts so bad. From the time I was little I was...
by Melissa DaSilva | Jul 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I was little, my mother would try to help me study for my spelling tests every week. She would crack open a beer, light a cigarette, and start prompting me to spell the same 20 words over and over again. I would write the words on paper until my fingers became...
