Author: Melissa Elise Hall (Missy)

Heyyy!! My name is Melissa. I'm affectionately called Missy. I'm a survivor who has learned to thrive! As one who has overcome depression, suicide, abuse and physical illness, I know that hope is real. Everything that I've been through has been for my good. My struggle helped me to more clearly see me and discover hope, happiness, and purpose.

Creating a Clean Slate: Step Forward

.Reading time 7 minutes.

“When we imagine someone is incapable of having human failures, we are bound to be disappointed.” – Sarah Jakes Roberts, Don’t Settle for Safe   If you follow my blog or have followed me across social media any length of time, then you know that I love talking about relationships. Relationships give life it’s awesome […]

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Creating a Clean Slate

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Who doesn’t love a do-over? I know that when teachers offered me an opportunity to take a test over or do a make-up assignment, I quickly agreed. We teach children to start over if they’ve made a mess of a drawing or some other art project. It seems that up until a certain point in […]

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Heart Tears

.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m hurt, y’all. I’ve been here before; but the pain is still just as deep and the sting burns beyond words. My heart is crying. I’m feeling a little out of place and definitively unsure. Not sure how to confront the issues (again). Not sure how to express myself without using words far too blunt […]

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A Perfect Christmas Gift

.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s the last month of the year and many are slowly getting into the Holiday season. I love the concept of love, family, gifting and getting but what are we doing for ourselves during this time? Will we choose to be patient with our shortcomings and weaknesses? What about the gift of living on purpose […]

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Life Lessons

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Why can’t we just know things? It would be so simple to be born with 100% ability to make perfect decisions: know who to trust, who to love, know how to navigate relationships, be certain of every career move, etc. Just the thought  brings a feeling of perfect bliss. But, that’s not reality. It ain’t gonna happen. […]

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