Tag: compassion
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Those Fighting Battles Unseen
There’s a beautiful piece of advice that says we should be kind and compassionate towards everyone because everyone we meet is fighting a secret war. As a supervisor and small business owner, I have found this to be true. From the Bookshelf Unapologetically Happy — 23 lessons from a life reimagined, and your permission slip…
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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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Why All the Drama?
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. “Why does this keep happening to you?” a friend asks. “I’m glad to live a boring life!” Shannon gets the same question. Why all the drama in our lives? I can look back to a long series of drama going back over several…
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Unconditional Love and Sneaking through the Woods with a Toilet Lid
Featured Book: How to Attract Someone Back into Your Life Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. Everyone talks about unconditional love. Practicing it is something that comes naturally to certain types of people, and those types get really tired of lectures from people who don’t seem to believe that…
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Law of Attraction: Manifesting Sorrow
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. Such a strange week. The truths that come out are stranger than the fictions presented to me. No easier to take, though. From the Bookshelf The Lost Teachings of Dead Monks — a magical library, forbidden knowledge, and a librarian facing the fears…
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Welcome to the Neighborhood
You never know what’s going on behind the walls, whether you’re on the outside thinking about the inside or vice versa. Last night, while we were having a Gathering and messing around with quantum physics, our neighbors had no idea what we were up to…and we didn’t know what was going on outside either. …
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Can You Look at Yourself in the Mirror?
Self-Portrait, April 2010 I will believe in honor. I will not become jaded. From the Bookshelf Shielding Techniques for Empaths — practical protection against negative energy for the person who feels everything. Available direct from the author → I will not lose my compassion. I will not be a victim. I will conduct my relationships…
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My Kingdom for an Honest Man!
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 and the different rationales for deception. Abuse is never…
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The Compelling Little Things: Your Facebook Status Can Betray You
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 each other, what drives a…
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In Spite of It All, Life Is Good
Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. Two women from the Philippines are helping me with a home project. They’re smart, they work hard, and they’re compassionate. Traits I obviously admire. And even though they’ve both been handed their share of tragedy, they still agree, “Life is good.” One is a single mother of six…
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What Does It Take to Trust Someone?
A man in my life made me cry today. He’s doesn’t know he made me cry or why, but it was a turning point for me as far as my level of trust and where I’m willing to go in our relationship. These were not tears of hurt. Not tears of joy either. I was…
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Compassion Is Not Weakness
Something startling happened in a couple of new relationships that were shaping up to be quite beautiful. I didn’t understand and for several days, I’ve asked for understanding. There were echoes of similar relationships that ended suddenly, without an explanation at the time or an explanation that came later that I didn’t understand. Until now.…
