Category: Positive Thinking
Posts on what it actually takes to think positively — not the performative kind that pretends nothing’s wrong, but the discipline of orienting toward what’s possible without lying to yourself about what’s hard.
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Do You Love Yourself? Or Just Not Care Enough?
A long time ago, people would say, “You need to learn to love yourself.” Most of these people didn’t even know me but it seemed the “correct” supposedly “expert” advice to give. Sometimes accompanied by a pat on the head. We all, after all, have something in ourselves that we don’t like, even if we’ve…
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Making Peace When You’ve Done No Wrong
A message from a trusted elder sends Lorna on a quiet reckoning with all the places in her life that need peace — even when the fault isn’t hers to claim.
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Emotions and Finances
The biggest unexpected financial setbacks in my life have all been the result of letting my emotions get in the way while I took my eye off the financial ball. I think about that much more these days, now that I’m focused like a fiend on making sure I have enough for my retirement…even though…
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Gwynnie Bee Month 3: Shipping Problems, Customer Service, and Angry Postal Workers
Month number three of my Gwynnie Bee subscription turned out to be stellar, even though I had a few odd issues with late shipping and the post office. Due to a slight downward adjustment in size and nothing to wear, I upped my number of garments per month to five, but with freebies and gifts…
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Why Can’t You Be Happy for Me?
“Why can’t you just be happy for me?” It wasn’t a question. It was more of a demand. There was anger in his voice, as well as frustration. It came out in a-almost-throw-away, half-wail, half-retort. “Why can’t you just be happy for me?” The words came out angry, yes, but also deeply wounded. I hadn’t…
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Astrology Hobby: How to Offend an Astrologer
The world of celestial patterns unfolds as an astrology hobby enthusiast recounts her journey of discovery, intuition, and a deep-seated connection with the cosmos. I am told that I offend professional astrologers everywhere when I use terms like “astrology buff” or “astrology hobbyist.” However, I use those words about myself, not about the pros. Astrology…
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Choosing between Professional Goals and Personal Goals
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book of business advice for millennials, How to Be a Badass Cubicle Dweller. And bam! Just like that, I laid to rest the professional goal I’d been running after for over 25 years—Senior Executive Service within the Department of Defense. Literally overnight after meeting with my mentor,…
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Gossip: How Christians Can Go to Hell
“I would never say that,” I murmured, voice trembling, to the other girl’s teacher. The woman bent down, peering into my face. If she’d been my homeroom teacher or if I’d ever had a class with her, she would have known me, would’ve known that I tended to be the teacher’s pet, without even intending…
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Relationship Guideline: When You Start Making Excuses
It’s been years now, but I still remember the first time I made excuses for a significant other. I sat at my best friend’s kitchen table during a long lunch hour I’d taken in the middle of the work week. My kids were little—in kindergarten and elementary school—so weekday lunches were the only time my…
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Ghosting: Why Some Romantic Partners Disappear without Warning
My writer friend, Christine Ashworth, called to my attention something I found to be all too common in the dating world. I didn’t realize it had a name and I really didn’t realize that anyone else endured it besides me. Christine pointed out an article about Sean Penn and Charlize Theron that explained the relationship…
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Psychic Authors, Climate Change, and Presidential Elections
From portable tech predicted in 1991 to climate change mapped in 1997, intuitive novelist Lorna Tedder has been writing the future into her fiction for decades — and the 2016 election is next.
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Love and Late Blooming Flowers
A lyrical personal essay on late-blooming flowers and what they reveal about love, hope, and the gifts Nature delivers when we least expect them.
