Category: Positive Thinking
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Why I Chose Not to Attend my High School Reunion (Hint: Blame Abraham-Hicks)
Lorna, in high school and out. For 9 years and 11 months, I looked forward to this high school reunion. On the last night to turn in my paperwork, I decided not to go. It was a surprise, mostly to me. There are lots of tales of people who go back to high school reunions…
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Mean People and Their Motives
Photo credit by Digital Explorer; creative commons license The quickest way to shut down or shut out trash talk is to know precisely who you are and have confidence in your own vision. If your confidence is the least bit shaky, someone else’s negativity or just plain mean behavior can send you scrambling for solid…
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Conspiracy Theory, Natural Disasters, and Fulfilling our own Prophecies
The crescent path into the “fairy garden”– my special place to hide from all the talk of oil spills, methane gas, and the apocalypse du jour. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved. Today, I read with confusion that the rain that fell here on the Gulf Coast yesterday was black with oil and…
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Remember to Milk
An ambitious little bluebird at the lake near my home. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved. One of the hardest things for me to do, up until recently, was to relax and enjoy the moment–something that greatly hindered my happiness quotient. Sure, I would see all the beauty around me, but instead of…
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All Alone with My Empty Nest (and Too Busy to Notice!)
I’m all alone for a few weeks. You’d think something terrible has happened. Honestly, the worst of it is trying to figure out how to make both a movie date and a yoga workout in the same evening.