Tag: truth
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What It Is Wednesday: The Truth Will Set You Free
FB Memories are often a good memory jogger for me. The photo below was 6 weeks into my first “100happydays” experiment of looking for those joyous little moments in life. Though I’m not almost a year into my second “100happydays” experiment–I didn’t want to quit because of the great value in it for me–I abandoned…
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As Good as your Word: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Held Against You
I believe that a person’s word should be good enough. I refuse to put my hand on a Bible and swear to tell the truth. I refuse to swear to tell the truth, period. I believe that my word is good enough. In fact, I find the act of having to “swear” I’m telling the…
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Sad Revelations
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. Sometimes it takes a while for confirmation to show up. That’s often such a long time that most of us decide our intuition was dead wrong and we should just forget all about it. Or not. Sometimes it stays with us, in the…
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Confession Time
I have something to confess that I’ve never said before, at least not in this way. From the Bookshelf Unapologetically Happy — 23 lessons from a life reimagined, and your permission slip to find happiness on your own terms. Available direct from the author → There is a woman I’ve been afraid of for a…
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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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When Not to Keep a Secret
Keeping secrets can be dangerous. It’s not that they can’t be kept, but if they’re kept at a price, then that price tends to manifest into something harmful. Though I’m fairly open myself and have very few secrets, I still know and keep many secrets that aren’t harmful to me, but there’s a difference in…
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The Irony of Truth
Someone recently accused me of lying about something, and the true irony was that, of all the people involved, I was the only one who wasn’t lying. That accusation actually hurt my feelings—a lot—because I’d insisted on honesty and openness from the very beginning and thought I’d established a fine history of truth and trust…
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The Policy of Truth
Shannon and Lorna, Thanksgiving 2006 in Destin– where will we be this year for Thanksgiving?! “You had something to hide; Should have hidden it, shouldn’t you? Now you’re not satisfied With what you’re being put through.” — Depeche Mode’s “Policy of Truth” Many years ago, I had a friend who had based most of his…
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Ritual Results: How Could I Have Missed the Truth?
Well, of course. That’s me, hitting the heel of my palm against my forehead in a gesture reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video from the early 80’s. How could I have missed it? The emotional Tower Card of the past few days has been about trust. Scorpio Full Moons are good…
