Day: May 13, 2010
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Unnatural Urges
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. I am having strange, unnatural urges. Frankly, I’m a little terrified. No, no. I haven’t broken any oversized ping-pong paddles on any bottoms recently, I haven’t strapped anything to my waist, and I’ve been downright boring in the social department. No, this is far…
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Why Hair Stylists Make Me Nervous
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree Rising. I wasn’t always nervous around hair stylists. And I’ve never been nervous about a bad cut or color because it grows out and it’s fixable. Most hair mistakes are easily fixable but some things aren’t, and that’s why I’ve sometimes been uncomfortable around them. Yes,…
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Secrets
My office cleared out early—Relay for Life, family problems, emergency dental work, scheduled time off—and I was left as one of only a few in the building and in charge of my office. The big talk at work is about the retirements being offered because there’s not enough money to pay Federal salaries. People have…
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Why I Really Don’t Miss Daddy So Much
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree Rising. It’s weird how I sometimes forget that Daddy’s dead. I don’t miss him. I really don’t. Some people, judgmental ones who don’t really know the situation and some who do but are judgmental stone-throwing bitches anyway, would probably say not missing him makes me a…
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Results of Yesterday’s Directed Energy Experiment
To all of you who participated in yesterday’s experiment, thank you! I’d promised I would share what I noted. Many of my readers are energy workers or, at least, have a working knowledge of how to manipulate energy. Others are simply kind-hearted people who are in a similar place in their lives and find it…
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Un-Short-Changing Myself for 28 Days
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. I’ve often heard that it takes 28 days for a new habit to take effect or for you to really see the effects of a new habit. Since new moons are about beginnings and moons are 28-day cycles, I have developed 3 intentions for…
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New Moon Assessment: What’s Working
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. Every now and then, it’s time for an assessment. Not of what’s wrong but of what’s working. I try to do these at the new moon, but no more than that. So what’s working for me that I plan to continue to allow to…
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Intimate Meditations
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in “Third Degree Rising.” The last few meditations, since I went into the Underworld and brought him back with me, the man has been in the forest where my dreaming starts. Usually just sitting on the grass with me or enjoying the sunshine that filters down through the trees…
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The Best Aphrodisiac
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. For me, creativity is the best aphrodisiac. I finished a major project, got a little sleep, and then found myself thinking, hmmm, time to socialize? Any men worth striking up a conversation with? From the Bookshelf Rite of Reckoning — a Southern witch returns…
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Stepping Back from Grief When Possible
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree Rising. Cho Seung Hui’s killing spree at Virginia Tech is riveting the nation in ways similar to 9/11 and Katrina, and me, I’m working hard to distance myself. I have good reason to. And this time, I don’t have to be close to the grief. Since…
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Why We Loner English Majors Who Write Disturbing Books Are a Little Worried
NOTE: The following is not a defense of the killer. It’s not an emotional outpouring over the massacre. It’s simply introspection and a little bit of analysis of his writings from the viewpoint of another writer at the point in time where his identity and major were first identified. I’ve stopped joking about getting…
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Why Can’t I Be a Normal Girl?
Argh. I am so freaking tired. The energies have been so heavy today, following the Virginia Tech massacre as well as things closer to home that aren’t mine to deal with but I get them anyways…. I’d hoped to spend some time in ritual tonight, needed to for a calmer footing, but couldn’t find…
