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I’m a big fan of looking over your shoulder every now and then to know how far you’ve come. I can point to three different events in recent months that have been solid proof to me that I have my self-confidence back, and really, maybe even to a point [...]
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I love this portait of a serene old woman and the way her life shines through her eyes. Taken by Ron Aldaman and provided under a creative commons license.
Since I’ve been reconnecting with people from my past via social networking–as in, from my childhood, teen, and college years–I’ve been astonished to see what’s become of [...]
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There’s an edginess that’s been in the air for the past couple of hours. It’s the kind of feeling you get after a fight with a lover or when a dream just got deferred. I can’t pin it down but it’s been intense. Weighty. It’s nothing new…but I wasn’t [...]
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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 [...]
Continue reading about Better than New Year's Resolutions–A Ritual that Really Works
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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 [...]
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For the past year, I’ve used “going with the flow of energy” as a guideline for making the most of my efforts. On a very tiny scale, this principle was as simple as having a sudden urge to clean the house from top to bottom—and doing it while [...]
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Photo by Lorna Tedder, copyright December 2006; Peaceful on the farm at sunset–a much gentler energy after Daddy died.
I hated him. I loved him, too. But this is probably the first time in my life that I’ve been grateful that Daddy was a tyrant. It’s afforded me the opportunity to see his traits in others and [...]
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It’s a perfect example of the Law of Attraction in action, but I tend to draw to me people who are or have been abuse victims. This was highlighted for me by The Elemental Muse (hi, Bev!) this week and through an intense EFT (tapping) session with AngelSu when I [...]
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I’ve been stress-free for four years. Okay, not ENTIRELY stress-free. There have been a few particularly stressful times—like the business-destroying rumor a year ago or a major family health issue or a sudden break-up of a promising new relationship. But those are just spikes on the stress meter. They [...]
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Rather than what’s not working for you, what IS working for you?
Normally, I try to do a simple assessment every New Moon, but I’m either behind or ahead this month—I’m not sure which yet. It’s easy to look at all the things we do wrong, whether we do anything to [...]
Making time for live music in my home, courtesy of houseguests, Brian and Amy. Photo by Shannon Bailey.
I am The Poster Girl for Productivity, yet until this summer, I’ve felt that I wasn’t productive enough. I stressed myself so terribly much, too. I would finish a list of 200 things in a weekend and fall in [...]
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A tiny metal spike in one’s foot is no fun at all, but I accept that the Universe is intent on bringing me something I really wanted by forcing me to stay home–much to my boss’ chagrin.
The way this works–or so I’ve found over the years–I know that on by [...]
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Ghosts in the lights? Sensitive to WiFi waves? Hearing voices? ADHD? Depression? Autism? Or just plain old prophetic living in the End Times?
Over the past four years, I’ve noticed how many of my daughters’ generation–kids born in the late 80’s/early 90’s–have been much more sensitive than my generation, in general. They’re part of what’s known [...]
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The rare gummy bear eclipse: a little humor by fdecomite, used under a creative commons license.
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Every time there’s a New Moon, Full Moon, or an Eclipse, I get [...]
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This is exactly the kind of post that can get me into tons of trouble, just for putting it in writing. Just saying these things puts me at risk for some ignorant person to try to use these against me to take away my career, my family, my dreams. But [...]
Continue reading about Let Pain Be Your Guide: Suicidal Thoughts as the Catalyst for Change
If there’s one tip that I would have loved to have included in Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn, it’s something that one of my Circle members told me right after the book went to press–a great tip for drying herbs.
Granted, here in Florida, it can be quite hot in the spring [...]
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The first thing people notice about me–the people who read just about everything I write–is that, in person, I’m actually not very talkative and when I do speak, I have a soft voice and a quiet manner. Most people are surprised because they know I have a lot going on in my [...]
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I was struck by the idea of the body being not just a “temple” but—ritually— an “altar.” Not many of us have temples in our homes but most of us spiritual-minded people do have altars, sometimes more than one. What if we respected our bodies and held them as sacred as [...]
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When I was first introduced to Feng Shui in the mid-90’s, I was told by an expert that I should place mirrors behind the stove to reflect the energy I put into the food I cook. I’ve heard other experts’ reasoning since then, and though it varies, it always comes back to [...]
Continue reading about Consuming Negativity: Perhaps the Best Reason of All to Eat at Home
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I am happy. And do you know why I’m happy? Why, for the best reason of all!
None. That’s right. I’m happy for absolutely no reason at all. (I’m also not crazy, not drunk, not on drugs, and not basking in the afterglow of hot sex.) I’m simply…happy…for no reason.
But you see, that’s exactly [...]
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If you’d told me 6 months ago that I’d love Mondays–that they might even be my favorite day of the week–I would have said you were crazy. For good reason, too–I’ve hated Mondays for my entire life.
Here’s what’s wrong with Mondays…or what was wrong:
1. The weekends are never long enough. I hate [...]
***Me, late 20’s. New mom.***
In a world where we, if no one else, know all the millions of physical flaws we carry on our bodies and are reminded of our inadequacies in almost any women’s magazine, is it possible to love your body? Don’t we women constantly look for what’s wrong instead of what’s right?
I’ve observed [...]
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What I didn’t get for my birthday…was a tattoo. Not yet anyway. But only because I haven’t found the exact design I’m looking for.
No, no little butterflies on my ankles or roses in my cleavage. That’s definitely not me. No gi-normous totem animals or big honking pentacles slithering down the small of my back either. I [...]
Photo by jouste. I thought this was a very clever Five of Swords tarot reference.
On this new eating style of mine, the rule is, I get to cheat once a week. I suppose that’s a bit bizarre but there are two reasons for it:
1. I would rebel too much against a diet that said NO [...]
