Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Defy your past? That’s right—defy it.
A pox on all those people who tell you to “embrace your past.” Embracing it doesn’t do anything but keep you trapped in old patterns that no longer serve you.
Look, we’re all a little messed up. It’s part of [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Sometimes mommies just do really stupid things that will ensure that their little boys are either going to grow up to be fascinated by Alpha women or terrified of them.
A few weeks ago, I set aside several hours to do some particularly strenuous yard [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
One of my hot buttons that I don’t think will ever cool down is to see another mother do something really stupid or self-centered. Who am I to judge? I’ll tell you.
I am the non-swimmer who’s stayed (more than once!) with small children in [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
My mentor applauds my high-focus on getting projects completed and new ones kicked off. There is, of course, a “but” to this praise.
“Hmmm,” she says. “You’ve planned for activities that support the career sector, the home sector, the spiritual sector, the health sector. About [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
“Have you noticed,” AngelSu asks me, “that your inner chatter has stopped?”
I would have been shocked at her observation, except that I’d had the same epiphany earlier in the day. With this new sense of calm comes a lessening of the “voices.” Not “voices” [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
She’s with the contracted janitorial service for my office—a talkative and cheerful Asian woman—and though I desperately try, I really have to strain to understand her, even after a year of seeing her every workday. I make an effort to communicate but her command [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Like attracts like. There’s something about an energy that’s put out by others that our antennae pick up on and we’re drawn in. Some similarity. Some…reflection.
After my divorce, it seemed every other person I talked to was dealing with verbal abuse and didn’t know [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I’ve been asked why the girl in the previous post has a tulip. This has been described to me in detail by my ex- mom-in-law, but I’ll be brief. It’s not so strange that this child would show up in this meditation, yet she [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I’m not sure what happened to author Jill Jones. I lost track of her. I used to read her “literary suspense” novels from St. Martin’s Press in the 90’s and we’d meet up at various writers’ conferences and talk about various New Age topics. [...]
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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I stand on the astral, and the second I know where I am, I am moving. Forward. Long strides. Set jaw. Only fools would try to stop me.
I am as I always am on the astral-taller, leaner, long brown hair flowing behind me, long [...]
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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
There’s no need to go begging the Gods tonight. Not for anything.
Instead, there is a profound sense of “It’s taken care of for you.” Or maybe, “It’s being handled for you.”
Regardless of all the people who have talked down to me before, admonishing me [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I needed the picture frame.
I’d just received an email response from a friend who’d asked my insights and when I answered, the juice just seemed to flow and I didn’t know where it was coming from but hey, there it was. Her response began [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
The second visual flash I had, the one after the past life image of the falcon on my wrist, occurred in the late 90’s. Back then, that was an anomaly. If they happened at all, they tended to be away from home and work, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
In my meditation, there’s a flash of the man who comes to me in my dreams and visions.
He is walking now with purpose, in a long robe that’s brown and coarse and hooded. A lantern swings from his hand as he walks, long lunging [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Sometimes I mark off days on my calendar, invisibly, and people misunderstand. They like to tell me that I shouldn’t be marking things off, as if all the time between two points is wasted time. They see only the two events, like poles in [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I am utterly happy. And do you know why? Oh, it’s not what I thought either….
“Now repeat after me,” my friend says. “‘Lick my boots, worm!’”
She pronounces “worm” like “Veeeerm,” and I start giggling. Yes, I am 44 and giggling like a little girl. [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I was bored with food and tempted to skip lunch altogether, but I’d already been bored with breakfast ideas and did skip the most important meal of my day. So I wandered over to the Food Court and picked up the Special #1 to-go [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Though most people I see who are given second chances somehow manage to blow them in a big way, one of my all-time favorite work friends isn’t one of them. I haven’t seen her in years—we no longer work together and her life is [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I love energy play, and someone’s been playing with me today…in a very pleasant way. I allowed myself to be open to it, and even more importantly, I allowed myself to enjoy the interchange. Yes, I know who it is. He has a particular [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
We often get second chances. But what do we do with them? First, we have to recognize a second chance when it comes along. By virtue of an issue coming up again for us or our seeing a pattern that’s not good for us, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Maybe it’s just a matter of distinguishing who my real friends are, saving the great news just for them, and being a total bitch to everyone else.
After the blast of negativity from the second colleague/old friend with whom I shared a tidbit of news, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
I close my eyes tightly and will everything to go away as I chant. I will not share good news…I will not share good news…I will not share good news….
That’s right! I have a new mantra!
In the past 24 hours, I’ve heard from two [...]
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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
“I bet she wears the pants in that family!”
Two receptionists sit in my doctor’s office, unaware that they can be heard in the next room. Their remarks aren’t catty, however. It’s just mild gossip and speculation.
The woman has just been taken back to the [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
My spiritual guides have been incredibly active for the past few weeks. It’s been epiphany after epiphany, as if some great veil is being lifted. I’m settling into a new mindset and staying aware of all these intensities going on around me.
Which isn’t easy. [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Some things, I’ll keep to myself. Here I am trying to make small talk and being friendly…big mistake.
I’m in the grocery story and the instant I walk in, I know it’s autumn and they’re selling cinnamon brooms again. I love cinnamon brooms. Just can’t [...]
