If you know the photographer of the beautful picture to the left, please let me know so I can give credit. I have seen similar but have not found one exactly like this one that has been credited. This is the Glory Window at Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, symbolizing the Divine reaching down, or so [...]
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Photo: Rose growing high in a tree. Beauty is sometimes in unexpected places.
Some of my friends and family are worried about me. They’re concerned about my relationships, one in particular.
It’s not a bad relationship. In fact, I consider it the sweetest, most caring relationship I have ever had with a man. Yes, any man. It’s also [...]
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At the end of the Mabon Gathering in my home and a night of food, deep conversation, and a round-robin of Tarot reading, my friend Patrick read my cards last. It turned out to be extremely comical–and eerily accurate–especially since I never posed a question and Patrick had no idea what had been going on in my [...]
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As an empath, I have become acutely aware of the High Heart Chakra , also known as the Thymic Chakra or Thymus Chakra. I didn’t even know I had one until recently until it was activated by really and truly getting to be myself in a bond with someone else.
You’d think I might have found [...]
Continued from Losing 20 Pounds in 30 days: Part 3 — Earliest Indicators of Weight Gain to Come: Diet & Exercise Add Weight
Before I explain why I fired my family doctor right before I lost 20 pounds–and yes, your doctor works for YOU, in case you missed that–I’d like to touch on a couple of other [...]
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Revisiting the past– sunset across the fields. Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey.
I get more letters from readers of my book, Attract Him Back: Master the Law of Attraction to Bring Back Friends, Lovers, and Relationships from your Past, than I have time to answer, but occasionally I get one asking about how things are going [...]
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There was a reason for that smile–I had pretty plans to meet someone special the next day for a conversation. Instead, the next day’s conversation sent me into a tailspin of re-evalutating my closest relationships.
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I’ve always hated Jonathon Livingston Seagull. Irrational, I know, but the Richard Bach book came out around the time I was [...]
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Did you make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Maybe lift some weights? Probably don’t want to use these as for 3-pound weights….. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder.
I learned a long time ago—mainly as a child watching my mother—to be self-sufficient, to need no one. That lesson was something I relied upon heavily when [...]
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A to-go lunch at one of my favorite parks, only 5 minutes from work. Copyright by Lorna Tedder.
Back on the 24th of August, I emulated my dear friend Maggie Shayne and posted a seasonal review of the summer–not any of the hardships or turbulence but the most satisfying moments of the summer. Now that Autumn [...]
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Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder
What they don’t tell you about the Empty Nest Syndrome is that there are generally two ways it plays out.
Most often, I see the kids trying to leave home and start new lives for themselves while their parents become very controlling. By the time the kids leave, the kids can’t wait to get away and [...]
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Self-portrait; one very happy afternoon, preparing for guests and the evening’s Life-Death-and-the-Universe conversations. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder.
Granddaddy’s been gone for over 15 years, but if he were alive tonight at 105, I’d want to ask his relationship advice. Not about a romantic relationship but about how to deal with disapproval of a romantic relationship [...]
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Hamming it up with my author pals in the mid 90’s. Local booksigning at the mall. Elizabeth Graham, Cindy Holbrook, me (Lorna Tedder), and Vicki Hinze in the picture. Thanks, Del Stone, for finding this photo and sharing it with me. Note to readers: this post is unrelated to the women in the cool photo.
I [...]
Sparklers on the Fairy Tree, a fav of neighborhood children. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder.
The Dark Night of the Soul is a rather ominous term for something that happens in some lives, but not all. I believe that some people actually make it through their entire existence on the planet without encountering anything as dark [...]
My back patio at sunset, on a beautiful October day.
The last six weeks have been full of epiphanies, but I’ve kept them mostly to myself or shared them with a very limited number of people rather than here. They’ve been mainly for me, just me–at least while I’ve been sorting through them to find the biggest [...]
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My favorite view of the Ruins of the Temple of Hera at Jasmine Hill Gardens in Wetumpka, Alabama. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder.
“Abraham,” the story goes, “my lover left and now I’m sad.”
I have no idea how many times I’ve heard this Abraham-Hicks example now. I subscribe to the glutton version of their downloads–the complete [...]
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Sunset rays on a Lemurian crystal; photo copyrighted by Lorna Tedder
It’s been a long time since I’ve met anyone I was romantically interested in who could sustain multiple Life-Death-and-the-Universe discussions but let’s just say that this particular man is like sweet tea made with real sugar on a hot South Georgia dog day: a little old-fashioned, [...]
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Trying on masks at the Earthbound Trading Company at the Silver Sands outlet mall in Sandestin and having the funnest Labor Day weekend ever! I’ll be wearing this one at the FPG Samhain Festival in November.
I confess, I’m still a little shaken. I haven’t told the person who shook me up or why, mainly because [...]
A night-time walk by the marsh…full moon…fireflies…cat-tails. Photo by Lorna Tedder
With most strangers, you can nod and be polite and never have to find out anything more about them, let alone where their insecurities lie. If you have to work with a stranger for an extended period of time or endure a first date with a stranger, [...]
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Photo of a package of glasses on a store shelf.
It’s said that there’s a reason that people from your past didn’t make it to the future. Sometimes, in hindsight, you can see that the reason was a very positive one.
I lounged in a hotel room over an hour from home, waiting to hear back from [...]
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We happened upon this little reminder at Disneyworld. Photo by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
The three of us Law-of-Attractioners were talking about how people who aren’t good for us, when we choose not to be with them any longer, just seem to not be around so much. The transition to the “not-so-much” usually takes more [...]
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Aislinn Bailey at Henderson Beach State Park (Destin, Florida) on 17 June 2010, contemplating the tide with her camera at sunset. No oil from the oil spill on the beach, but the sand near the water felt dirty and whole beach smelled like dead sea life. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
Probably no place is there a [...]
Ms. Redbird poses while I stalk her through a window, window screen, and patio. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
I believe that a person’s word should be good enough.
I refuse to put my hand on a Bible and swear to tell the truth. I refuse to swear to tell the truth, period. [...]
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The labyrinth at the Florida Pagan Gathering at dusk–a powerful maze for contemplation. The best thing about labyrinths is that you just let your feet follow the path and your mind flies to more spiritual planes. Photo Copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
From the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life [...]
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Photo credit by Isobel T; creative commons license.
I’ve been divorced long enough that few people tell me what to do anymore, or how to do it, or –heaven forbid—how to play the game. Maybe they grew tired of it. Or maybe it was the less willing ear I give them now, accompanied by plenty [...]
My office, across the bay. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder, all rights reserved.
Bullies are everywhere at my office right now. Bullies and manipulators. Mean people.
I’m not sure what’s caused this. Maybe it’s the stress of an upcoming inspection. I hate these IG inspections because they tend to be made into something more important than any [...]
