Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I want a relationship where the communication is deep and the walls are few. That’s always the problem in a relationship, isn’t it? Lack of communication? The other person’s communication?
We pride ourselves on being able to communicate. On telling the other person [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I’m amused. I’ve spent a nice while in the garden, watering, and then checking out some plants on the back patio that Aislinn planted but didn’t water. Er… ex-plants.
I’m planting lots of flowers around my back patio and even thinking of a [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I am very grateful for these past few weeks. It’s been an amazing submersion into long-overdue romance and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it with a man who has been emotionally available, intelligent, great conversation, hopelessly romantic, and fun. I suspect, however, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Shannon said something rather profound as we were taking a nice walk
along the lake. I passed along some news from Jillian about her new romantic interest and how he was planning to introduce her to his friends—a big deal since a former [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Oh…if it weren’t so pathetic, it would be funny. I received a message tonight from a girl in Arizona. Or maybe a woman. I’m hoping she’s just very young and ignorant, but the level of gumption makes me shake my head.
On the [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I was able to do a brief meditation this morning. That’s been difficult recently because I’ve felt other people intruding—not intentionally—on my meditative space and I’ve also been just too tired to focus for very long and too relaxed not to fall [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I don’t remember ever hearing a man say aloud what he felt in terms of what he had to offer a relationship with me…until these past few years.
It seems that it was always about what I had to offer—a wife who worked [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I’m not “in a relationship,” but this new friendship is proving to be very enjoyable. In some ways, I think it’s an anti-relationship because I’ve set the ground rules early on of no-pressure, just enjoy each other’s company, treat each other well, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Who says I’m not passionate? I guess I did.
It’s a week for epiphanies, especially those of a very personal nature. I’m getting a chance to see myself through the eyes of others. We need that every now and then, to know how [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Little things don’t matter. Or do they?
I think I convinced myself a long, long time ago that being kissed and kissed often just wasn’t that important. After all, there are other ways to express affection or have it expressed to you.
And when [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I’m fascinated by the way energies blend in couples and groups. I first noticed this about 20 years ago, when I was a new trainee in my career field. Different contractor teams would arrive for small, focused briefings about the technology we [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Once upon a time, when I was almost but not quite fresh out of college and not even 22, I learned a shocking lesson or two about work and real life. I say “almost but not quite fresh out of college” because [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I’m a little intrigued with the man I’m seeing tonight. If for no other reason, because he meets at least 3 of my 5 criteria. Very possibly 4 of the 5. Time will tell whether he meets all 5, but there’s a [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I love discussing God with scientific minds, partly because I like to explain spirituality through science when possible. My best discussions on the science of spirituality have usually been with physicists and physicians. The worst are with engineers and accountants whose minds [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I decided to download a couple of ringtones but start with just one to make sure the downloads to my new pda-phone went through okay. It didn’t. So I called customer service while I worked on outsourcing some jobs online to my [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
This May’s new moon is represented by the Sabian symbol of the Spaniard serenading his senorita. It’s a beautiful image of pouring out our feelings to the Universe, whether the beloved on the balcony rejects us or not.
Some have referred to this [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
It was a simple question, but I was taken aback. The guy I have plans with this weekend asked, “So what do you like to do for fun?”
And I stopped in my tracks.
“For Fun” recently hasn’t been about sky-diving or motorcycle-racing or [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
I am lightening up. It’s a process of elimination, either of what has been holding me back or what has been weighing me down.
Much of this past year (and more) has also been about losing some of the things (and people) in [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
A year ago today, I headed to Daytona Beach for a writers’ conference. I spent a week there, visited with some old friends, and made some life-changing decisions. Some of the effects have been seen but many have not yet [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
Most people find an anchor somewhere and drop it there for many years, if not for their entire lives. Even well-rounded, well-balanced people still drop an anchor. It’s not a bad thing and it’s not even an obvious focus sometimes, but it’s [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Passion to the Third Degree .
In the meditation, I barely made it into the enchanted forest area before I noticed the fountain. The past few times, it’s been overflowing and I’ve been drinking from it, as has my visitor.
This time, the water was low. Still as fresh, [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising.
I can’t tell you the best way to convince me to do what you want me to do.
If you really want me to go down that path, you can show it to me and then tell me all the logical reasons to take that [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising.
The three things I taught my daughters on Mother’s Day, 2007:
1. How to disrobe: Driving down the highway, unbuckling the bra with one hand, pulling it off and tossing it into the back seat while singing, “I’m free, I’m free.”
2. How to get a [...]
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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising.
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the feeling that my heart was closed off. It would seem that this would have happened months ago rather than weeks ago but this sense of being closed down has come more recently, almost like it [...]
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising.
You know how things from the past suddenly bubble up when least expected? Things you’ve long ago forgotten but they surface at the exact moment when it all makes sense?
In the shower today, I got an unexpected flash of something from almost two years [...]
