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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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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I have developed a tremendous appreciation for honest men. Not honesty wielded as a weapon or as a shield but more like a cup of clear water for a thirsty woman.
Relationships are the best place to see honesty in action—and the different interpretations of honesty [...]
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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 [...]
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Someone recently accused me of lying about something, and the true irony was that, of all the people involved, I was the only one who wasn’t lying. That accusation actually hurt my feelings—a lot—because I’d insisted on honesty and openness from the very beginning and thought I’d established a [...]
Shannon and Lorna, Thanksgiving 2006 in Destin– where will we be this year for Thanksgiving?!
“You had something to hide;
Should have hidden it, shouldn’t you?
Now you’re not satisfied
With what you’re being put through.” — Depeche Mode’s “Policy of Truth”
Many years ago, I had a friend who had based most of his relationships on lies. I later [...]
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Well, of course. That’s me, hitting the heel of my palm against my forehead in a gesture reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video from the early 80’s. How could I have missed it?
The emotional Tower Card of the past few days has been about trust. Scorpio Full Moons are [...]
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