Tag: expectations

  • Just Enjoying the Moment

    Just Enjoying the Moment

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    Lorna Tedder
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    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, and be honest. I’ve known from the first conversation that there would be…

  • Flat Out: You’re Wrong

    Flat Out: You’re Wrong

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. No. What has happened is not reason to “expect nothing.” Grief and loss on my part do not mean you were “right.” My life is not an argument for your entertainment, nor should it be your hobby. I am still working toward manifesting…

  • On the List: 1. Feel Worthy (Check!)

    On the List: 1. Feel Worthy (Check!)

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth. I’m about to embark on another weekend that has a list as long as my arm of things I want to accomplish. No matter how many I check off, I probably won’t be happy (unless maybe I ditch everything on the list for a…

  • Expectations, Intent, and Belief

    Expectations, Intent, and Belief

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Funny how you can look back on things through a different lens and see things you didn’t notice before. Honestly, if it weren’t for the spiritual work I did with Edain, I never ever would have seen this, never would have confronted this person, never would have learned the truth about some of the things…

  • The Life I Signed Up For

    The Life I Signed Up For

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. Is this the life we signed up for? Maybe the life we signed up for before we incarnated this go-round, but it’s not what we aimed for in high school, and that’s often where our expectations are created. Every May, I love reading the…

  • I Don’t Know What Women Want

    I Don’t Know What Women Want

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. I think I said something about appreciating a man’s honestly. I take that back. Sometimes, I really don’t. After Vicki forwards me an email from an Italian 20-something auditioning as a gigolo, all I can say is that some days, single men are better…

  • The Joys of Thinking Differently

    The Joys of Thinking Differently

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    Lorna Tedder
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    One of the reasons I feel so happy these days is that I’m fulfilling my life purpose, particularly the part about celebrating being different. I have always thought “differently,” which has the propensity to get one humored at best and ridiculed or cast out at worst. It’s hard growing up in a world that tells…

  • Putting the Happily in Ever After

    Putting the Happily in Ever After

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    Lorna Tedder
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    I’ve really been paying attention to how most people tend to expect the worst and how some of the more positive and happy people I know either 1. Actively look for the best or 2. Just stay “open” and see what happens. The polarity has been striking recently, so I’ll take that as a hint…