Hydrangeas, impatiens, and a water plant in my tiny fish pool on the back patio. Someone gave me the water plant, the pots are old terra cotta from a garage sale, and the stone walls were ones I laid myself with my own sweat. It’s my little piece of paradise. Photo copyright by Lorna [...]
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One of my friends worries that her version of God isn’t taking care of me, but my version of God is.
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t recognize that I am taken care of. Nowhere is that more obvious than after a near-miss with disaster. [...]
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I think maybe Barbara Walters owes “dangerous” psychic James Van Praagh an apology, but that’s mostly because—as an empath—I’ve worn Van Praagh’s shoes. I know what it’s like to be ridiculed for sending someone to get medical help.
If you’re not familiar with the inciting incident, [...]
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When Maggie Shayne asked in her weekly blog, “What will you be when you grow up?” I laughed at her answers, partly because we have a lot of similarities. Maybe that’s why we’ve always gotten along so well, though. Many people who know me only as a [...]
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A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years.
At the center of this image made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short…..
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Huh? What am [...]
The last book I wrote for Silhouette’s now-defunct Bombshell action-adventure line, with the fabulous Natashya Wilson as my editor. Loved this story, loved my editor. And yes, it’s very dark for anything Silhouette has ever produced.
This article is from the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life with the Law of Attraction—and [...]
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I stand with my toes in sugar-white sand and squint through bright sunrays at the turquoise-green waters. It’s eerily beautiful yet it feels more like a death watch for an old friend—not of natural [...]
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Mom plays at the Bay Point Marriott (with camera phone) while Photographer Daughter shoots a wedding nearby.
When you’re in the middle of a horrible experience, it’s hard to remind yourself that it’s making room for the good stuff coming that wouldn’t have a place to settle into your life otherwise. As much as I don’t [...]
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Does it sometimes seem that the hardest thing to manifest is your biggest, most important dream? And isn’t it incredibly frustrating?
The secret to manifesting is
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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
My IT girl— and that’s IT as in Internet Technology, not as in Poor Little Rich Girl idiot Paris Hilton—sent me a terrific quote today. It just seems to fit this particular day rather well.
“When one door closes, another door opens; but [...]
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Mercury’s in retrograde again. That comes too often, doesn’t it? Revisits and relooks and problems with communication, transportation, and computers.
Some things have shifted around this past week. It reminds me of throwing groceries in the back of the car and getting home [...]
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I’m troubled about something but really have no one I can discuss it with. Or at least, no one I feel comfortable discussing it with. I tried in earnest but discovered I was talking to absolutely the wrong person. It made me [...]
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You cannot imagine how much email I get everyday. Filters do little to no good or I lose sales.
Part of the problem is that one of my private email addresses has been spread all over the planet by a handful of people [...]
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I’m having a moment of doubt, and I’m not sure what the origin is. What I’m worried the origin is is money. That’s why I have to be absolutely sure before I make any decisions.
I’ve completed the first phase of my training [...]
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Pensacola Guy, a cute mid-30-something I dated once in the early spring of this year, has suddenly remembered my number after disappearing, mainly due to his work and some trips abroad. He’s back in town as of this past week and wants [...]
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I never know whether to chuckle or give the kid a hug, but Shannon has a new job for the summer. And it’s most definitely a new perspective, and not just for her.
Her original plan was to take college classes this summer [...]
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At first, I had to wonder if I’d said something to offend the Guardians of the West and the Element of Water. Maybe forgotten to dismiss them in ritual or something.
First there was the slow leak in the toilet that eventually was [...]
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When a loved one dies, we are often crushed by the realization that life goes on without them. It’s no different when someone is “dead” to us, whatever the reason may be. It’s just not as obvious because we assume they still [...]
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The moment I opened my eyes, I knew—with a growing sense of dread—that I had overslept. Somehow I managed to be showered and out the door in 10 minutes, knowing I’d still be a good 5 minutes late for work, and already [...]
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The washing machine repairman held up the hose and shook his head. “This shouldn’t have come off night before last,” he said. “This should have come off a long time ago.” He indicated the condition of the hose and the clamp that [...]
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It’s been a series of coincidences that just kept me from having to have major, major repairs to the house. At least several thousand after insurance, if insurance covered any of it at all. The coincidences make it almost pleasant when I [...]
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Going back to bed now.
The dreams over the past few days have been really odd—like the being sentenced to be strangled with rope and choked to death with crystalline rocks and me knowing that even though my end was coming, my big [...]
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I saw “Mr. Brooks” tonight. Loved the movie. Always great to see women in their 40’s in meaty roles, though at times, Demi Moore felt a bit stiff. At times I thought the movie was a bit bizarre with his conscience or [...]
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This is an observation made by the divorce lawyer for the guy I was seeing—and no, I had nothing to do with his divorce.
In criminal court, you see the worst of society at their very best. They’re dressed up and paraded around [...]
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Maybe it’s because I, for some reason, equate intimidating with domineering and I know they’re not the same but that that quirk is from something in my childhood. I’m also a relatively quiet person, which I don’t equate to intimidating, perhaps because [...]
