Why Support Is Important (Even If You Don’t Need It)
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Maybe lift some weights? Probably don’t want to use these as for 3-pound weights….. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder. I learned a long time ago—mainly…
A Seasonal Review: What Were the Most Satisfying Moments of Autumn 2010?
A to-go lunch at one of my favorite parks, only 5 minutes from work. Copyright by Lorna Tedder. Back on the 24th of August, I emulated my dear friend Maggie Shayne and posted a seasonal…
When You’re Older…and Everyone Disapproves of Your New Love
Self-portrait; one very happy afternoon, preparing for guests and the evening’s Life-Death-and-the-Universe conversations. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder. Granddaddy’s been gone for over 15 years, but if he were alive tonight at 105, I’d…
The Dark Night of the Soul
Sparklers on the Fairy Tree, a fav of neighborhood children. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder. The Dark Night of the Soul is a rather ominous term for something that happens in some lives, but not…
The Biggest Epiphany of All: Attracting Love–and More–into Your Life
My back patio at sunset, on a beautiful October day. The last six weeks have been full of epiphanies, but I’ve kept them mostly to myself or shared them with a very limited number of…
The Best Reason People You Loved Aren’t Still in Your Life
Photo of a package of glasses on a store shelf. It’s said that there’s a reason that people from your past didn’t make it to the future. Sometimes, in hindsight, you can see that the…
When Bad Things Return to Good People
We happened upon this little reminder at Disneyworld. Photo by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved. The three of us Law-of-Attractioners were talking about how people who aren’t good for us, when we choose not to…
Exes, Marriage, and Karma
Aislinn Bailey at Henderson Beach State Park (Destin, Florida) on 17 June 2010, contemplating the tide with her camera at sunset. No oil from the oil spill on the beach, but the sand near the…
As Good as your Word: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Held Against You
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…
Repeating Frustrating Patterns in Romance, Career, and Life
The labyrinth at the Florida Pagan Gathering at dusk–a powerful maze for contemplation. The best thing about labyrinths is that you just let your feet follow the path and your mind flies to more spiritual…
