Tag: spirituality
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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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How a Pagan Goes to Church – You Can Go Home Again
You can go home again, regardless of how much has changed. Your energy is forever in your footsteps, left on that land, & the energy of that place is forever in you. No matter where I travel on this planet or how many fascinating things I witness in other cultures and lands, “home” to me…
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Lorna’s Weekly Link Love
Starting today, I’ll be giving a little weekly “link love” here at The Spiritual Eclectic blog for mind-body-spirit subjects as well as a link round-up for book and history lovers over at The Secret Lives of Librarians blog. This week’s most interesting Mind-Body-Spirit links: I always thought I wouldn’t have to worry about hormones until…
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“Born Again Pagan” and Other Bumper Stickers Christians Consider Antagonistic
A friend directed me to a controversial article about “antagonistic bumper stickers” a few days ago. Honestly, I had a hard time taking the article seriously because the author was so far off base about modern Paganism, what Pagans believe, and what Pagans intend by expressing their faith (the intent is apparently to piss off…
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Can You Be Spiritual if You Have Material “Stuff”?
“You cannot have a big house and lots of stuff and be spiritual,” the girl tells me. “You’re either materialistic or you’re spiritual but you can’t be both.” This is the eye-rolling wisdom of a girl who’s all of 22 and is, for the first time in her life, trying to make ends meet all…
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Devastated
Sometimes I feel like I should crawl into a hole and never attempt to have a relationship of any type with anybody. Sometimes…. Well, probably more than just sometimes. Like it would be best if I didn’t have any feelings at all because, damn it, feelings just seem to get in the way. From the…
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When Stuck in a Miserable Job….
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Crimes to the Third Degree. Sometimes, you have to wonder why a Higher Being would allow you to stay in a miserable, soul-sucking job. Or even in a moderately satisfying job that still doesn’t fulfill your life’s purpose. But sometimes, that’s exactly why you’re in a position you…
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I’m Mad as Hell and Spiritual, Too
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. Over the past week, I’ve unleashed the inner Wrath Child that Kelley Harrell (Gift of the Dreamtime) told me needed a little nurturing (meaning, let ‘er rip). She’s one of my newer traits, a spiritual child, who won’t put up with crap anymore and…
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Jello Shooters, Electric Guitars, and the Conductivity of Water
I’m not sure which alcoholic drink caused me to contemplate the meaning of play, but eight hours into the party, standing in the rain and lightning and listening to the last of the Joe-a-Palooza bands, I was pretty sure of the definition. I’m not much of a drinker—half a glass of wine puts me under…
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Wanted: An Unmarried Man to Discuss Sumerian Resurrection Myths
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Life in the Third Degree. Two things keep me from pursuing a man through Internet dating: (1.) engineers and (2.) accountants. Right after my divorce, Meredith convinced me that Internet dating was the best way to find a man. After all, that’s how she’d found her honey, and…
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7 Steps to Stop Hating Your Job (Part I)
Formerly my official photo. Bold power suit, conservative pearl earrings, and…an asymmetrical haircut in case no one knew I was a closet rebel. It took a long time to make peace with my job after I started hating it. Hating it didn’t happen overnight, and getting back to a place where I was comfortable with…
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Observations on Sex, Life, and Rock-n-Roll (but Mostly on Life)
From the upcoming book, Third Degree and Rising; Originally published in 2007. Observations…. From the Bookshelf Give Your Life Direction — 23 life-coaching tips to get unstuck and moving again. Available direct from the author → – Not all sex toys are dishwasher safe. – Thanks to the girls’ not keeping the puppy out of…
