Melissa Vargas

A New Yorker who loves people, technology, music junkie, dancing aficionado, has a sense of style, but above all loves God and all His Might. Writer, lover of words, in need of expression.

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Como Me Llegó El Amor Propio Con Un Estudio de Fotos

Como Me Llegó El Amor Propio Con Un Estudio de Fotos - Mi reciente experiencia descubriendo el amor propio, la autoaceptación, y mi camino para llegar a ambos. Además un estudio de fotos que me cambió la vida.

Ojo, esto no es la formula mágica para obtener amor propio. Esto es simplemente mi experiencia, y una invitación.

Ahora sí, como dicen en ingles “here goes nothing!” Pero la verdad, aquí lo que va es todo. Y es que para mí esto era un sueño mucho más que imposible. Bueno, mejor dicho para la mujer que era.

Y es que es sencillo, para una mujer: insegura, miedosa, atrapada en las opiniones…

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A Love Note To Myself

A Love Note To Myself - How a self-love journey made the craziest dreams come true.

Sound easy right? To write something nice and cute, and hopefully inspiring to myself. But, if you know me, you know that’s not how I roll. My self-love journey has been happening in small increments, never would I dare to do something scary. I mean, isn’t that what we’ve been told? To do go step by step and little by little? I mean, yes, people talk about major leaps, but I’d never take one.…

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You may have noticed I've changed my username recently. As recently as tonight. After much consideration and thinking of what's to come for me in the year 2017, changes needed to be made. As a bilingual media professional, having an online presence that caters to both English and Spanish speaking audiences it's tough, but doable. This isn't just a new handle, it's the beginning of many new things. Welcome to the journey, glad you're tagging along // Pueden haberse dado cuenta que he cambiado mi usuario hace poco, como esta misma noche. Después de mucha consideración y pensando en lo que viene en el 2017, cambios eran necesarios. Como una profesional en el mundo de las comunicaciones, tener una presencia digital es difícil pero posible. No es solo un cambio de usuario, es el comienzo de muchas cosas nuevas. Bienvenidos a este mundo, feliz de tenerlo conmigo! #melixsav

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It is often my desire for @melieclectica to grow faster and stronger. But often I find this. It is better to grow slow and strong, than fast and weak. God can and will guide you, should you follow Him. #Repost @laracasey with @repostapp ・・・ It's okay to grow slow. Let me tell you about the last 24 hours. We have a new line of products that are designed, ready to print, and I love them SO much--I know they will change people's lives. But yesterday we chose not to order them. I prayed so hard and felt God clearly telling me to not do things like the rest of the world. To surrender to slow. And I'm so grateful for that decision. I am not a numbers person, and I don't have a business degree (music theatre BFA). I've run this business for over ten years, and I have learned a thing or two, but let me tell you this: God's plan does not look like the rest of the world's success. The world says do more, grow fast, be big, use these tricks, analyze, do it like those people, get ahead. But, Jesus didn't have Instagram or a megaphone. He had two feet and truth, and He sat around dinner tables and talked one-on-one with people. New homeowners like trees labeled "fast growing" to fill in a space quickly, or provide shade to reduce the cooling bill. But fast growing trees don't have deep enough roots to last through storms and drought. Good things grow, and take root, little by little. And pruning helps plants be more fruitful. Maybe--despite everything everyone tells you--fast isn't the goal. Maybe less is okay. Maybe a slower pace will help your roots stretch deep and wide. It's okay to grow slow. #LaraNotes / More on my FaceBook live today - link in profile.

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Write for yourself. The rest will come if you GENUINELY do this. #Repost @t.alva with @repostapp ・・・ Gustave Flaubert _____________________________________________ #quote #quotes #qotd #instamood #instagood #poetry #poem #poet #poetsofinstagram #read #followme #follow #writersofinstagram #writing #poetsofig #writer #poetrycommunity #poems #reading #writersofig #poets #creativewriting #instapoem #writingcommunity #poetryisnotdead #igpoets

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When your momma knows you so well, she buys thinks and says "I thought this was totally you" 😂😂😂😂 can't say she's wrong... 👼🏼 #vacation #familytime #timeforhealing #seeyoulater ✌🏻️

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So I was ready to take a screenshot of #VousChurch snapchat but @yissezapata beat me to it! Thanks girl! First and foremost, I could not thank God enough for all that tonight represents. For bringing me into a home where I can blossom and use my talents like I've always wanted to. To take root in a home where I could grow and help others grow, to be selfless and altruistic. To grow alongside amazing people I can help and be helped. To plants seeds not only in one church, but in an entire city. Words cannot accurately describe but in essence, my heart is full with all he's done, in just one night, with just one invitation. Thank you @samg and #erik (embarrassing how I'm not finding him here) for this amazing opportunity, for trusting me and trusting In what God has placed in me. Loved being able to blend my love for content and my love for teaching. I get to help others take the mystery of somethings and make it a reality... What?! 😱 bananas! Thank God for @VousChurch and for pastors @richwilkersonjr and @dawnchere who've created such a safe environment for everyone to feel at home and connect with God genuinely. Yup, I got the love meter on high! #vouscreativenight #tmwrk

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¿Soy Artista?

Soy extranjero. Vengo de una cultura muy diferente a la cultura latina y respeto que cada país y región en América Latina sea diferente. Pero no puedo callar siempre sin expresarme cuando hay confusión, ideas falsas o tergiversación.

Empiezo con la definición de artista:

Un artista es una persona que ejercita las artes y produce obras artísticas. La definición del término, por lo tanto, estará asociada a aquello que se entiende por arte. Del latín ars, el arte consiste en la expresión de sensaciones, emociones e ideas a través de recursos plásticos, lingüísticos o sonoros.

Por lo que yo entiendo, mi trabajo e historia personal es crear y usar música como herramienta para expresar ideas y emociones a la gente.

Además, la Biblia dice en Efesios 2:10 que somos “hechura de Dios” o “obra maestra” de Dios. Él es el gran creador que respiró su creatividad adentro de cada uno de sus hijos amados. Y creo que es falsa humildad cuando disminuyo la hechura de Dios. Fui salvado por su gracia y ahora, ¡No hay razón de ignorar los dones y talentos que el Creador del universo me ha dado!

Hay un vínculo que ha surgido en nuestra sociedad diciendo que un artista es un “divo”. Alguien exigente que cree que todo se trata de él mismo. Eso es un engaño y tergiversación de la palabra. Sí, existe esa gente. Y soy totalmente culpable de actuar así de vez en cuando (más de lo que quiero admitir), pero no ayuda inventar palabras para definir de nuevo lo que ya existe! Tampoco es excluyente ser siervo de Dios y artista. ¡Podemos servir al Señor con nuestros dones de creatividad!

América Latina tiene hoy escasez de artistas, compositores, escultores, pintores, etc… porque los hemos condenado! No hay falta de talento pero sí hay miedo de expresar nuestra creatividad adentro de la iglesia por temor de ser etiquetado de “artistas”.

No estoy escribiendo esto con el fin de regañar o culpar, sino para educar. Veo como extranjero lo bueno y lo malo. Tengo una perspectiva un poco diferente y creo que es una lástima no animar a mis hermanos en Cristo a utilizar la creatividad innata en ellos. Es tiempo de dejar que el Espíritu Santo nos inspire! Sean creativos! Sean artistas!

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Lo comparto porque pienso igual!

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My fifteenth birthday... He was hyper, a jokester, super smart, and wayyyyyy too young to leave. He was in college, in love and very much in shape. Loved the gym, his dad and was a total momma's boy. I once heard I was his favorite cousin and felt my heart so small when I heard, but not as small as it feels today. There's so much guilt thinking I could have called more, texted more, maybe even prayed more. Did life get in the way? Was I too preoccupied to hear the signs? Why wasn't my heart tugging?! No warning of something happening with him. The oldest of the grandchildren, the apple of my cousin's eyes, our pride and joy. I hope he left knowing how loved he was and how much he matters to us. RIP @cmoore_96 10 years exactly younger than me... You were supposed to be better than me, but I'll do better for you. So many plans unfinished... Still so much guilt #stillinshock #didyoureallyleave

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A night to remember. When you leave your fears aside, fluff your hair and tell yourself "you look good girl! I love you" on your way out, you know it's going to be good! I got to hang with some amazing coworkers, laughed, screamed, celebrated, and as we say "no ganamos Pero gozamos!" I understand this moment of my life is a blessing, is feeble, is passing and it'll leaves just as it came. But for now, I can enjoy knowing there are many more to go. It was perfect, I always want more from life, but I can say it gave me more than I expected. I'm coming into my own and I may be both finally falling in love with me, and with God. You can only understand that last sentence if you know what self-hatred does and how toxic it can be. But I can finally see it disappearing and finally see the endless possibilities before me. Just one day that may never repeat itself, but boy does it feel good it happened. Thank you God for giving me small, mundane, random gifts to show me just how much you love me and how much you love it when I smile, laugh, and love like tonight. Thank you because I see your effort, I see it's you. No one can build lives like you do, and no one does.

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Ive been wanting to post this for a while, so I won't be waiting until #tbt. This has been to date one the best seasons of my life. #Radio provides such a rich experience and is by far, one of my favorite platforms. Through my seasons after radio, it is the one thing I can't wait to get back to. I know my passion for #media is God-given, and every door opened has been Him leading me through. All that's left is too keep working, keep pushing, perseverance always beats enthusiasm, or even talent. But it's all there and it'll all come together again. 🙏🏻

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Such an amazing day! Today, a year ago, I officially started my journey at #Univision. I'm not the same person that walked in that first day... And for that I'm grateful. Grateful toward God for loving me, giving me purpose, surrounding with amazing individuals I now call friends, and some even family. My heart is full knowing that He who started the work in me at 13, carries the same passion and drive to see me become who He created me to be. This is only the beginning. This is the rise of my life. #medialife #lifeofajournalist #tv #producer #producerlifestyle #producergrind #media #itsonlythebeginning #justgettingstarted #rideofmylife

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She'd always give me a hard time for not dressing up, she was the epitome of beauty... Bossy, loving, warm, but never overly expressive of her affection... I'm always in awe of how much I'm like her... My princess #tbt #throwbackthursday

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Really excited to share this post with you all... Hope you guys really enjoy! It's a piece of my heart and a bit of my mind too... And of course tons of excitement as #alicethroughthelookingglass is soon to premiere! #aliceinwonderland #melieclectica #beeclectica #website #blog #blogger #instablogger #writer #lifestyle #faith #hope #motivation #inspiration #life #relationships #singlehood #family #career #tech #beauty #entertainment #culture #art #music #film #books #passion #miami #nyc #colombia

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Surely one wouldn't suffice. Not for a regular woman's mind, let alone one like mine. But that was the mind I was given... Profound, deep, big in imagination, overly aware, and quite difficult to calm. But, it's mine, it's God's gift to me and along with my heart it makes up who I am, both by nature and nurture. It's divine, it's complex and full possibilities. I'm both limited and propelled by it. This is why writing to me is like breathing, with it I filter an fuel my mind. With it I gain new air and reach new heights, whether in awareness or perspective. That is why there's no time to search for a medium and why this picture means so much. You have no idea how many pages, napkins, receipts, etc. carry my thoughts, my intentions, my loves and more. It may be the one highlight of a long day in airports coming back home, but it was all I needed to be reminded that no matter how lost I may be, there's always a way to feel at home. By way of pen and paper I can go anywhere, be with anyone, and experience anything my mind imagines. #writer #travel #life #writing #thoughts #penandpaper

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Maybe it's because in really digging my #makeup today... That this thought came to me today... There should only be two reasons why a woman's lips are uncovered... She either just had a really good meal, or an earth-shattering #kiss. 💋💄#lips

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Full video on our FB page: Facebook.com/melieclectica... I'm beyond excited to share this with you! This Saturday a new phase starts as melieclectica.com is launching! As @crossculturemag we did some AMAZING things! Events were covered, artists were promoted, I was able to grow and learn so much about the media world, Christian entertainment, and the Miami scene overall. As @melioutloud, I had the opportunity to be real, honest, to be unapologetic about my fears, my dreams, and my never-ending hope in He who created me. This season is about simplifying and unifying. I'll continue to be real and raw, I'll continue to promote all the great things Miami has to offer, I hope to continue to inject some hope and some fun into your routine, while growing this place I hope we all get to share. Hop on over to @melieclectica and sign up on our site to hear more about the launch. We have some great things already lined up for launch weekend. Hope you'll get on board this adventure with me! #melieclectica #beeclectica #website #blog #blogger #instablogger #writer #lifestyle #faith #hope #motivation #inspiration #life #relationships #singlehood #family #career #tech #beauty #entertainment #culture #art #music #film #books #passion #miami #nyc #colombia