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LOVE CHECK:
How Do You Measure Up?
"A world where there is more love than not is a better world."
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about melanie
A native Washingtonian, author, playwright/director, graphic designer and entrepreneur with a passion and love for the arts and all things creative. Melanie loves to use her gifts and talents to inspire, create, and shine. One of her life's missions is to convey and spread the message of God's love.
Melanie is a member of the Nonfiction Authors Association.
To take advantage of Melanie's graphic design and virtual assistant services, visit her website at www.KingdomKreatives.com
My Books
LOVE CHECK:
How Do You Measure Up?
LOVE CHECK
(Book Excerpts with Voiceover by Melanie)
BOOK Quotes
"Love looks for and sees the best in people... to love is to see through the eyes of God."
FROM "LOVE CHECK"
Book by Melanie D. West
(Available at Amazon.com)
Next Event
MEDIA
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast
An exploration of life, love, literature and the arts from the Christian perspective.
WHERE TO LISTEN
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Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E2
LOVE CHECK CONVERSATIONS (Valentine's Edition)
Matters of the Heart: What You Want Vs. What You Need
Episode Description:
The heart wants what it wants, but God knows what you truly need. Listen in as Machelle Terry-Courtney shares her dramatic journey to Mr. Right, with the plot twist she wasn't expecting. Her testimony is another reminder of the healing and redemptive power of God's love.
Valentine's Edition. For singles and couples.
(Originally recorded on 2/5/21, Audio podcast airing on 2/12/21)
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E3
CICELY TYSON MEMOIRS
(and Black Love in Cinema)
Episode Description:
Melanie touches briefly on Tyson's final memoir, "Just As I Am," and also offers her own personal thoughts on the deficiency and negativity of how Black love is often depicted in cinema and television - and the artistry that changes that narrative. Listen in.
(Originally recorded on 2/23/21, Audio podcast airing on 2/26/21)
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E4
WHO'S YOUR COMPETITION?
Tapping Into Your Power - Williamson & Bombeck
Episode Description:
It's a competitive world out there, so who's your competition? Melanie offers a little window into her early days and her academic woes/(wows), in light of Marianne Williamson's and Erma Bombeck's powerful truths on tapping into the power within. Listen in.
(Originally recorded on 2/22/21, Audio podcast airing on 3/1/21)
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E5
MEGHAN MARKLE & HER PRINCE
The Little Mermaid Complex (Oprah Interview)
Episode Description:
Melanie touches on one aspect of Oprah's March 7th interview with Prince Harry & Meghan Markle and the surprising behind-the-scenes lifestyle this lovely couple endured under the British monarchy. They described the downside to being in their shoes ("The Little Mermaid" complex) and how their love and determination brought them to a newfound freedom they enjoy. Listen in.
(Originally recorded on 3/7/21, Audio podcast airing on 3/8/21)
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E6
INSPIRE. CREATE. SHINE.
What's Your Why?
Episode Description:
What's the "Inspire.Create.Shine." podcast and theme all about? If you've ever wondered why Melanie does what she does, what her primary podcast and life mission is, and what drives her, listen in. And then think about it: What's your why?
Originally recorded on 3/16/21, Audio podcast airing on 3/19/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S2:E7
FLY
Toni Morrison on Baggage
Episode Description:
Food for thought: What are the baggage and weights in your life that could be holding you back and stopping you from soaring? These quotes from literature by acclaimed author Toni Morrison may lead you to evaluate the people, circumstances, and things in your life... Listen in.
Originally recorded on 3/12/21, Audio podcast airing on 3/19/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S3:E1
MALCOLM X
Your Beginning Is Not Your End
Episode Description:
Melanie gives a brief window into the life of Malcolm X - as told in the bestseller, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," and in comparison to the critically acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington, "Malcolm X." Malcolm is a prime example of evolution, how our beginnings don't always determine our endings, and how people, places and things that leave indelible marks on our lives change us... Listen in.
Originally recorded on 3/19/21, Audio podcast airing on 3/26/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S3:E3
ONE DAY OR DAY ONE
Inspired by "One Night In Miami"
Episode Description:
There are defining moments in life - a meeting, encounter, event, or a series of things - that can make an indelible mark on us, greatly impact us and challenge us to do and become more. Debut director Regina King bursts on the scene with this powerful message, delivered through the lives of 4 notable African Americans, in her now-streaming Amazon Original film, "One Night in Miami." Listen in as Melanie gives her take on the film, as well as shares a few more inspirational highlights from the life of Malcolm X as discovered in "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."
Originally recorded on 4/16/21, Audio podcast airing on 4/23/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S3:E4
KINGS AND QUEENS
And The Value of One
Episode Description:
When it sinks in that your Creator deems you as royalty, as priceless, as an indispensable part of humanity; it will revolutionize your mindset, behavior and life as a whole. We kings, queens, princes, princesses, etc. are worthy of royal treatment and won't mind giving the same to everyone we meet, knowing they too are one of God's own. Listen in as Melanie breaks down "the value of one," from the divine perspective.
Originally recorded on 5/5/21, Audio podcast airing on 5/11/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN
Inspire. Create. Shine. Podcast - S3:E2
LOVE CHECK CONVERSATIONS (Easter Edition)
Sacrificial Love and the Resurrection
Episode Description:
One of the more weighty characteristics of love is that it's sacrificial... Listen in as Melanie recounts her first take on a couple of films that have become mainstays in her family and are of particular importance during the Easter holiday - and hear another small excerpt from her book.
Originally recorded on 3/31/21, Audio podcast airing on 4/3/21.
WHERE TO LISTEN