The Blended Family: More Than Being Related
Family of Merged Energy by teZa Lord Some of us haven’t much immediate family left. A cousin here or there. A distant sibling who rarely connects on a deep level, everyone keeping things “copasetic,” trying to ignore the obvious, crushingly heavy elephant in the living room. No one wants a bad feeling to rear up…
Read MoreOur World Is One Big Blended Family
Blended Family by teZa Lord As we march into this second year of living with the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m struck even more strongly at the truth of humankind’s being one gigantic family, a so-called Blended Family. What, exactly, do I mean by calling the human population of Earth, at this particular time in our evolution,…
Read MoreHappiness Is Hard Work
JOY in Many Flavors by teZa Lord If anyone tells you it’s easy being happy, don’t believe them for a second. Behind every happy, sunny face is a person who has true dedication to maintaining that positive state. The people we hang out with, the words we use, even the food we eat all contribute…
Read MoreLearning to See and Discover
By teZa Lord, author of the new audiobook, Zen Love An amazing article caught my eye this morning as I glanced through the For KIDs section of the New York Times, a weekly special that I peruse in hopes of finding something interesting I can share with my 9-year-old grandson. I nearly fell…
Read MoreCovid, a Tough-Love Teacher
Mother Nature Brought Us Covid by teZa Lord Harsh, calling Covid anything but a scourge. Yet along with misery and deprivation it has brought light to our conflicted world. The pandemic has given us a “pause” in which to ponder. Time to assimilate “the new-normal.” Some of us resist or fall into depression. Others decide…
Read MoreOur Blended Healing Is HERE
Big Heart of Compassion by teZa Lord The order of the day is to mend what’s been broken. Our new President has brought this to our attention. He’s made it clear this healing is the responsibility of each and every one of us. Not just those who think they’re “right” and not just those who…
Read MoreOur Blendedness Is Saving Us
Heal Our World by teZa Lord Here it is. We’ve witnessed the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ administration. We’re in the midst of the long-awaited dissemination of the Covid-19 vaccination (I got mine recently, hooray!). And yes, for many of us, instead of celebrating beyond measure, we’re forced to keep our feelings of…
Read MoreUnited We Stand
United We Stand by teZa Lord United We Stand Everyone is so excited! A NEW beginning is here, today! Filled with hope, positive direction, Mutual love and respect … Uniting our country, our hearts That are in such need of repair. Whenever anything breaks The energy of healing Takes effort Takes trust Takes…
Read MoreThis Mess We’re In Is ALL GOOD
Purposeful Messiness by teZa Lord So many folks are freaking out! I see it in the news and on social media. I hear it in my friends’ texts (we don’t do much socializing, right!). I’ll try my best, in as few words as possible, to present my perspective about why All this strife and…
Read MoreLet the Inner Light Shine!
Inner Light by teZa Lord These days, I’ve learned to trust my feelings. But there was a time, when I first began on the path of Self-Awareness, when I was told not to trust my feelings. “Feelings are not facts,” I was told, by means of a warning to never trust what I felt to…
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