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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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 [...]
From the upcoming book, Passion to the Third Degree. Originally published in 2007.
I haven’t thought of that boy in years.
I knew him in college, considered him a friend. I never had any romantic inclinations toward him, but I was vaguely aware that he certainly had them for me. I was either mostly oblivious or ignored [...]
Thistles in the field…or maybe alien life? Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
Astrology is my hobby, and I love learning new things. I’m a big fan of asteroids and now, thanks to astrologer Eileen Nauman’s articles on the Trans-Neptune Planets, aka the Uranians, I’ve been playing around with my chart and the charts [...]
Speaking of past boyfriends, these are little “swamp things” growing out of the muck in a rather lovely lake near my home. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder, all rights reserved.
From the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life with the Law of Attraction—and How I Fixed It
You wouldn’t let your last [...]
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Self-Portrait, April 2010
I will believe in honor.
I will not become jaded.
I will not lose my compassion.
I will not be a victim.
I will conduct my relationships with integrity.
I will love myself enough to demand accountability from those who do not behave honorably toward me.
I can look myself in the mirror and not flinch.
Sometimes people disappoint [...]
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When someone I dislike does something to hurt me, especially intentionally, I want to bare my teeth and claws and think nothing of going for the jugular. If they do something to someone I care about, I’ll shred them without thinking. When someone I care about does [...]
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From the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life with the Law of Attraction—and How I Fixed It
It’s easy to blame all the lying, cheating, mean bastards out there, but if they’re not bringing us down every chance they get, don’t worry: we’ll [...]
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Serene moments in Donalsonville, GA. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder. All rights reserved.
I was somewhat mortified (to put it mildly) when my 17-year-old announced that she was looking up men from my past on Facebook and friending them.
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I’m stunned that I forgot to set goals. That’s so unlike me. Goals are the guideposts to the future and without them, I tend to amble off the path.
One of the benefits of monthly sessions with a life coach is that they keep me on-track in my busy [...]
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It’s said that, if you have children, you get to see the world through their eyes. But it’s not so much a different perspective as a huge opportunity to rewrite your own childhood. Most people I know had terrible childhoods. It’s rare to find someone who had two [...]
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Two months ago, I participated in some “spiritual work” with some trusted spiritual leaders who always have an interesting point of view. I very much enjoy these sessions where I am a student rather than a teacher and where I am challenged to see things in a [...]
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Keeping secrets can be dangerous. It’s not that they can’t be kept, but if they’re kept at a price, then that price tends to manifest into something harmful.
Though I’m fairly open myself and have very few secrets, I still know and keep many secrets that [...]
Photo credit by Aislinn Bailey; used with permission.
Originally published in Third Degree and Rising, 2007.
This is important for reasons I cannot yet fathom, except that I’m looking for what is real.
We’re so sure of what reality is. We gaze at the night sky, at what’s not visible in the glare of harsh light, and congratulate [...]
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Jasmine incense, right after one of my famous Sunday Night Gatherings. This smoke art is copyrighted by Aislinn Bailey, used with permission.
When I was first looking for a like-minded spiritual group in Northwest Florida, I found several existing circles rather easily. These were people who were either pagan or pagan-friendly, with anything from a nice [...]
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From the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life with the Law of Attraction—and How I Fixed It
I had a date with a man I can’t get out of my head. Normally, that would be a wonderful thing because—normally–there would be something pleasantly fascinating about the [...]
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The Country Squire Inn and Restaurant between Kenansville and Warsaw, North Carolina. Article originally published in Life in the Third Degree.
In the summer of 2003, I took Shannon with me on a road trip, just the two of us. She was at an important age, going into the eighth grade, which in my own [...]
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First dates are perhaps the best example ever of energy bubbles and making those first important energetic connections with someone else. That’s because there are few other situations where we are thrust into an environment with a new person and expected to stay and hold our own for at [...]
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Intuition is a funny thing. Most people never trust theirs. Sure, later–after they’ve been mugged–they talk about the icky feeling they ignored because they didn’t want anyone to think they were silly or illogical. I’ve heard the same sooooooo many times from women who were [...]
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