Latest From Melinda Copp (12/09/2022)

Chapter : Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me   Life’s journey is forever like a dotted line pathway.  It is the quality of our connections with each other that fills in the space between the Read more

Who wants to be just another Pinnochio, or a marionettes dancing image trapped on the movie screen of our corrupted world’s mind? When we stop trusting the thoughts that create walls, judgements, religions, and false bridges back to our SELF, Read more

Perthy, or Percy Doll, 1959

    If you were a real “GOD”, and your life was characterized by ultimate self-awareness, would you not want to create everything that is in your image as the best possible manifestation that it could possibly be? And, if Read more

Retirement, and Healing

Last weekend, my wife and I drove up to Larch Mountain, which is about 13 miles east of Corbett, Oregon.  Those who have read my writings know that this location has ultimate significance in my spiritual unfoldment, and, in fact, Read more

Elisha

“Oh, Elisha, dare you lift yourself unto me?”—heard in a November 1987 mediation Elisha was an ancient Jewish prophet.  He served under Elijah, one of the Jewish traditions most famous, and murderous, prophets.  Elijah was swept up into the heaven Read more

Book 8 Chapter 5 (?): DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

It is beneficial to provide some information about the physiological similarities and differences in the brain between men and women, and how we process information and express ourselves, as a result of those differences and similarities. What is of our Read more

Separating From A Toxic World

We’ll know if we are, by the way, if that self-blame has curdled into self-hate. If it’s blackened into depression. If ywe never feel good enough anymore, around our friends and loved ones. If we constantly feel a sense of Read more

Trauma variation

The adventure continues. Far too many people just don’t realize what is going on under the “hood” of their consciousness. Does the motor run a little rough? Even if it does not, it may be time to take a look.  Read more

Religious Hypocrisy and American Evangelism

(Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)© provided by RawStory A Christian minister blasted the House Republicans amid the holidays, pointing to them as carrying the water for evil. Writing for Salon, Nathaniel Manderson, ordained through the American Baptist Churches USA, said that he sees evil Read more

Healing From the Darkness Of Traumatic Wounding: Sean Tucker Story

My 50-year class reunion was a milestone for me. I engaged much of my healing potential and intentions during the several month period leading up to the weekend festivities in August of 2023. School, in general, was never a pleasant Read more

Add To Insight, Intelligence, Knowledge, and the Whim

Triad personality traits. They’re not stark raving mad, just a tick more antisocial. By some measures more than half of Americans believe at least one tale of a secret cabal influencing events. Some are more plausible than others; a few Read more

10 Gaslighting Phrases Narcissists Use To Manipulate You in a Relationship

Being with a narcissist is an emotionally taxing and toxic experience. Several people gave examples of gaslighting phrases they endured in their relationships to serve as a warning for others. Here are the top-voted examples. 1. You’re Being Negative Again. Read more

Chapter 6 :  Culturally Normalized Trauma (Melinda Copp Edit)

Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators Read more

The Genesis of The Old Testament and Mindfulness: A Comparative Analysis

The Genesis of The Old Testament and Mindfulness: A Comparative Analysis Exploring the connections between ancient wisdom and present mindfulness In today’s fast-paced world, the practice of mindfulness has gained significant attention for its ability to bring clarity, calmness, and Read more

Melinda’s Final Edit (needs structural revisions)

No More Turning Away; How to Break the Conspiracy of Silence and Embrace Life Introduction If you want to become whole, let yourself be broken. If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked. If you want to become Read more