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I’ve always had a hard time delegating, and that probably explains problems I’ve had with both Christian prayer, Wiccan magick, and the Law of Attraction.
Among those who practice the Law of Attraction and those who practice Magick, whether they are WIccan or some other variety of paganism, I’ve been [...]
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I am losing one of my super powers, and I’m deeply disturbed by this. It’s been gone for a little over a year, so it’s unlikely I’ll get it back.
It has to do with the way my brain is wired, and it’s almost always been that anyone who knows about [...]
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Lorna Tedder, adding a little spice to life…or at least to a wonderful Winter Solstice feast. Photo by Aislinn Bailey; all rights reserved.
Most people I know make New Year’s resolutions, manage to give up on them in defeat within two weeks, and feel like failures for the rest of the year because they couldn’t manifest [...]
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Some people don’t want you to be happy. I could pat you on the back and say something inane like, “Well, honey, those people aren’t really your friends.” But the trouble is, they ARE your friends. Your friends, your family, your coworkers, people you barely know. They tell you [...]
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Maybe prayer wasn’t what I thought it was. Prayer has always been a huge part of my life, whether I was devoutly Christian or devoutly Wiccan. You’d think I wouldn’t be discovering new insights into such a simple concept as prayer when I began my attendance of religious services at [...]
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Around the riverbend, life is sometimes pretty amazing.
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Inexplicably, things suddenly seem shinier than they have in previous years. Given the state of the world at the moment—and the state of my current social trend toward being, well, unsociable after several of my dearest ones had [...]
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The December Full Moon, aka the Full Cold Moon, occurs in Gemini on December 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about having an “idea of who we really are.”
Gemini is a sign of mental processes—communications, ideas, intellect, flexibility, adaptability, changeability. [...]
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Certain types of incense make me feel calmer, others put me in the mood for loving, and some just remind me of the serenity and sacredness of home. Seems there’s some science now to back up my weird impressions.
Discover Magazine reports ( http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/26-smell-your-way-to-happiness ) that at least one incense has uplifting effects in an article [...]
A lot to be thankful for! At Grayton Beach State Park (Florida) on Thanksgiving Day, 2008. c by Shannon Bailey
Funny how things happen. My daughter was supposed to be with her dad on this Friday night but he had a date so that meant either she spent the night at my house or got pawned [...]
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Pausing on the beach on Thanksgiving Day, Grayton Beach, Florida, (c2008, by Shannon Bailey) …
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This is a Powerful Pause. I’ve been paying attention to my intuition for several years now, and sometimes I’m able to step aside and take a look at what I “know” is coming as opposed to what [...]
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