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Native Californian Melinda Kapor never thought she would leave her beautiful home state, but her first trip overseas in the early eighties to Dubrovnik, then part of Yugoslavia, changed everything. Just 14 months later she was living in Italy, first Rome, then Milan, and later to Lisbon, Portugal, where she resides today.

In her recent book of poems, THIS TIME, ANOTHER PLACE, Melinda reminisces about moments in her life, both past and present. This is her first solo work and has won her acclaim for its haunting simplicity and raw emotion.

Melinda has also been a contributor to the newly released HOW BIG CAN YOU DREAM?, a journal compiled by Viki Winterton. In another compilation, PEBBLES IN THE POND-Wave 4, she shares an experience that taught her to listen to her inner voice, saying about intuition “…the more we recognize and honor our own, the more it will evolve to serve us.” As one of the authors in LIFE SPARKS: Life stories to Illuminate, Inspire and Ignite, Melinda writes of life choices that challenge and the benefits of cherishing the present moment for “…it will never come again.”

Being present in the moment is what Melinda strives to do. And those moments she beautifully captures through words and photography, thus sharing her tapestry of experiences with others.

Posts

Here are a few of my latest blog posts. You can see all of them on the Posts page.

Gratitude: A Diamond in the Rough

Gratitude

It was my great pleasure to recently speak on Dr. Jean Farish’s inspirational VoiceAmerica LOVE LIGHT program.
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Windows of Opportunity

Gratitude

The panes…or pains…of a window of opportunity can reveal wondrous new experiences that you might miss otherwise.
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Be Free, Be Fun, Be Fearless!

Gratitude

When Dr. Rana Al-Falaki suggested I be interviewed for her new series, Be Free, Be Fun, Be Fearless, I laughed because fearless I was not.
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Love Light with Dr. Jean Farish

Gratitude

I was honored to speak with Dr. Jean Farish on her Voice America program, LOVE LIGHT this past Friday, June 19th. Dr. Farish has an …
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The front cover of "Be Love: A Conscious Shift to Birthing the Future".

Be Love

Coronavirus 19, Coronavirus Italy, Gratitude

Available on Amazon now is the new bestseller Be Love: A Conscious Shift to Birthing the Future, compiled by Viki Winterton. I’m proud to have …
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March 10, 2020: What normally would be rush hour traffic

Lockdown in Italy

Coronavirus 19, Coronavirus Italy, Italy, Lockdown, Quarantine, Stay Home

Many people have asked me what’s going on here with the coronavirus and Italy closing its borders. I’ll briefly sum it up here: On 24 …
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