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  • How Toxic Diet Culture Contributes to ARFID

    ARFID is unrelated to “dieting,” but toxic diet culture influences fears of foods and ingredients. If you are unfamiliar with ARFID, please go ahead and check out this article for a detailed explanation. In summary, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) is a condition in which a person severely restricts the amount or variety of food…

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  • 6 Things I Learned From My Tea-Making Class

    There is a whole lot more to making a cup of tea than you’d think! Recently, I took an online course on how to properly brew and formulate a cup of tea. Note that in this context, I will be referring strictly to herbs / herbal tea (rather than black tea, green tea, etc.) 1.…

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  • Painting on the farm

    Painting on the farm

    Today, I took a painting class at the Rose Bridge Farm, and it was super relaxing and fun! I definitely didn’t think I was capable of painting this, but the teacher guided us step by step, so I just had to trust the process! Meanwhile, they had some lemonade and other drinks, and little kittens…

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  • Honeycore Isn’t Just An Aesthetic — It’s A Lifestyle

    Have you ever considered making honey your entire personality? Honeycore is an aesthetic that’s associated with golden-yellow tones, cottage living, sunny days, buzzing bees, and of course, honey. But honeycore is actually so much more than an aesthetic — it’s a way of living. When you live by honey, you can find so much more…

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Looking Back & Moving Forward

    10 Years of Personal Growth… Looking back on my blog posts over the past ten years, I see a lot of personal evolution. At twenty-one years old, I thought my life was set in stone. Little did I know how much destruction and chaos I was about to face – most of it from my…

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Topics I’ve Explored

    I’m going over all of the topics I have explored on this blog through the years. 30 day challenges For 30 day challenges, I come up with (or find) a list of 30 questions. Each day, I answer 1 question. This is a great way to keep your blog going strong, especially if you’ve been…

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Best of Photoshoots

    Something I have enjoyed doing on my blog over the years is posting photoshoots. On the surface, it may seem like I am just trying to look good. But it really is a lot deeper than that to me. I feel like photoshoots are another way of telling a story – without using any words.…

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Book Club

    I’ve put together a list of books from reviews I’ve written… History Spirituality Fiction Biography And more! Plus, my self-published books! Happy reading!!!

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Movie Marathon

    Grab your popcorn! I’ve put together a list of all of the films I’ve written reviews on. via GIPHY Enjoy!

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  • 10 Years of Lotus Laura: Short Story Collection

    A collection of short stories that I’ve written… Demons & Destiny This is the first short story I ever published on this blog. Autumn awaits an arranged marriage, but in her last moment, pleads with her priest to run away with her. Will she follow her demons or follow her destiny? Conquest of the Mystifying Mermaid…

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I’m Lotus Laura

I write about all kinds of things including spirituality, philosophy, mythology, health, cats, witchy tips, media reviews, and more, along with some personal life updates. I’m a self-published indie author of three novels. I am an astrologer and tarot reader. I offer personal readings for sale; you can also find free readings on my blog and youtube channel.

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