Dancing widdershins? Or going backwards? Photo from an evening walk at the January 2011 Full Moon, rising just beyond this sign.
For readers of The Spiritual Eclectic, here’s a freebie on January 13-14 — a pagan love story.
For as much magick as we work and work hard at, too, sometimes the hardest part is [...]
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Just something that brings me delight: Different metal trivets stored against the stove’s back splash brings out the metallic tile colors in the wall and appliances.
Every now and then, I hear a piece of wisdom or insight that I like. These are usually from spiritual teachers, but not always. Some of them, I have taken [...]
I grew up being told by my religion not to judge others. And I do consider myself to be a fairly non-judgmental adult. How you live your life is none of my business unless it directly affects me and, in some cases, my children.
I generally don’t associate with people who are [...]
Can you tell I’ve had a few days off? I’m updating and re-releasing some of my backlist. Now available at Amazon for your Kindle.
100 and More Ways to Feed the Body and Soul: Baby Steps to Less Stress, Better Health, and More Energy
by Lorna Tedder
Published by Spilled Candy Books
Over 100 tips for stress relief, ergonomics, [...]
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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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Continued from Losing 20 Pounds in 30 Days: Part 2 — Earliest Indicators of Weight Gain to Come: Intense Hunger
In the previous article, I talked about how I went through episodes of intense hunger, a side effect of a drop in my blood sugar that sent me into a food-focused ravenous mindset where getting to [...]
Continued from: Losing 20 Pounds in 30 Days: Part 1 — Overview of my Detox Diet
That’s me in the picture. Maybe 21, if that. With the hat, gloves, and heels, I may have topped the scales at 105 pounds but it’s doubtful. I confess: football players in college used to ask me to walk on [...]
What a difference a month can make! And what a difference years did not make. I lost 20 pounds in 30 days, kept it spiritual, kept it positive.
The first picture you see here was taken at Thanksgiving 2010. I was working out 6 days a week–hard–and had been for 5 months with good results but [...]
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August Full Moon 2010. Photo Copyright by Lorna Tedder
The next time you find yourself getting all stirred up over something someone else is doing, ask yourself, “What does it matter? How does it affect MY life?”
For example? How about “for examples”? Here are a few conversations I’ve noted in the last week:
1. Two discussions of [...]
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Full moon over a windmill on a sweet evening stroll…..
When I spotted the CNN headline, More teenagers adopting ‘mutant’ Christianity, followed by “Author: More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians,” I inwardly groaned and wondered if someone else was making the connection with eclectic spirituality. Instead it was a pitch for Kenda Creasy Dean’s book, Almost Christian, [...]
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Lorna, in high school and out.
For 9 years and 11 months, I looked forward to this high school reunion. On the last night to turn in my paperwork, I decided not to go.
It was a surprise, mostly to me.
There are lots of tales of people who go back to high school reunions to put ghosts [...]
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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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Photo copyright by Antonio Martínez; creative commons license.
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. [...]
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…..
Photo copyright and more info at
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/b1509/.
Huh? What am [...]
Formerly my official photo. Bold power suit, conservative pearl earrings, and…an asymmetrical haircut in case no one knew I was a closet rebel.
It took a long time to make peace with my job after I started hating it. Hating it didn’t happen overnight, and getting back to a place where I was comfortable with [...]
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A plastic ball full of sparkles. Not exactly as unbreakable as a snow globe, and not nearly as effective as a crystal ball. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
From the upcoming book, Passion to the Third Degree
(Originally published in 2007)
“Mommy, I’m so proud of my camera card: it came through the washing [...]
Fiery sunset over Niceville, Florida. Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey; all rights reserved.
For over a year, I’ve been listening to my friend Sharyn rave about attending live Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction workshops all over the country and on cruises around the world. I was already enthusiastic over their books and recorded workshops, but [...]
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Home offfice photos copyrighted by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
I have a spare bedroom I’m painting and refurbishing so that it’ll make a beautiful guest room when my daughter is home from college or has friends over. I didn’t finish it earlier in the year when I was too busy, but I’ve had plenty [...]
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I’m excited. But honestly, I think everything should be exciting. I think that if you don’t feel excited about your work, your hobbies, or the person you’re with, then you should turn your attention to something or someone you can feel passionate about.
I’ve just added a few creative [...]
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Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey, Ais Portraits, Niceville, Florida; used with permission.
Shannon is on the verge of 20, a college senior in Psychology, and stressed to the max. She carries a heavy course load, works 20 hours a week in a counseling clinic, and is focusing on complicated research projects in sociology and psychology while [...]
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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 [...]
It’s my birthday and what am I thinking about? Bella. Bella from Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series that began with Twilight, a title which is still bizarre to me since Maggie Shayne wrote a few dozen vampire novels with twilight in the title and with a very strong following for her books well in advance of [...]
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Little things can be so compelling. Sometimes they’re red flags that end a relationship. Other times, they’re white flags of surrender. Most of the time, they’re signs all their own, which–put together–can tell a story that lifts or break our hearts.
I enjoy observing human dynamics, how people interact with [...]
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As I write this, it is a Sunday afternoon and I have a few friends coming over for dinner and an in-depth spiritual discussion. Did I say a few? I meant fifteen. Or maybe ten because several just called and said they might not make it because of [...]
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