Tag: spirituality
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Can You Be Spiritual if You Have Material “Stuff”?
Hydrangeas, impatiens, and a water plant in my tiny fish pool on the back patio. Someone gave me the water plant, the pots are old terra cotta from a garage sale, and the stone walls were ones I laid myself with my own sweat. It’s my little piece of paradise. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder;…
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Book Spotlight on Fun Nature Projects to Do with your Kids
Today’s Book Spotlight is onElements of Fun: 14 Nature-Based Projects to Enjoy with your Children. Lady Sialia has put together over a dozen projects related to the four elements, all with Nature-based themes. The book is not specific to any particular religion but Nature-lovers and followers of Earth-based spirituality will appreciate the suggestions. This little…
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“Let Go and Let God” Is Not a Synonym for “Give Up”: Christianity, Wicca, and the Law of Attraction
Photo Copyright by alicepopkorn; creative commons license. Please check out the artist’s work–it’s beautifully spiritual. Since when has Let Go and Let God become a synonym for Give Up? Several years ago, I was facing an extremely shaky time when I was leaving a long-term marriage and starting a brand-new life. It was the first…
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A Time and a Place for Magick
Amazing Photo by Stephen Poff, creative commons license, at http://flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/2761284719/ Many a false step was made by standing still. -Fortune Cookie Sometimes you have to pull yourself out of the Ether to make things happen. Sometimes you have to take action in a very concrete, physical way. Or, as an old friend once told me,…
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What Is a Religion? Shannon’s First Lesson at the University
One of my favorite bloggers is my 18-year-old daughter, Shannon, and her Randomista site. (I’m not the least bit prejudiced about it, either!) She’s a bit of an academic and posts thoughtful essays about the random things in life that interest her (wonder where she gets thatfrom), whether it’s raising funds for earthquake survivors or…
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A New Definition for "Saving Souls" –The Big Difference between Christianity and Wicca
Lorna Tedder at a lakeside chapel, copyright 2007; photo by Shannon Bailey, all rights reserved. One day, I’ll write about less controversial topics. Today isn’t it. Today, it’s simply my goal to make you think, and I’m sure I’ll lose some readers and I’ll make others defensive. If so, know that I’m being true to…
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Living Forever vs 100 Perfect Days
Photo by tanakawho; creative commons license Over lunch with “Luna,” we heard the news that Professor Randy Pausch of the now-famous “Last Lecture” had passed away. We both paused, tears in our eyes, to honor this man we had known only through his lecture and subsequent book on fulfilling childhood dreams. He was an inspiration…
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Teaching Witchcraft to Christians
Photo by Ben Northern I am not a person who runs around with eyes glazed over and a phony grin, telling you how “excited” I am about some big project I want to sell you on. When I’m “excited” about something, you can tell by the gleam in my eyes. So, if you could…
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Life Purpose: Why Some People Just Don’t Get it
Photo copyright by alicepopkorn; creative commons license. Life purpose. Some people just don’t get it. Then again, some people want everyone else’s life purpose to match theirs. This is really rather…normal. We live our lives by a certain theme and we cannot understand why someone else isn’t as passionate about that theme as we are.…