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Saturday, January 8, 2005

Morning Practices Finally Happen in the Morning

Good morning from Cleveland, OH, where I am visiting my older sister and her son's family for my annual family reunion after Christmas. I am not sure I have ever said this before, but I have a spiritual teacher and he has given me some daily morning practices to aid in my spiritual journey. Discipline has never been one of my strong suits. For many years, my practices were a hit and miss affair, disappearing completely when I got depressed (which of course is the time I needed them the most).... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 7, 2005

Stung by a Scorpio, Healed in the Same Day - Part 3

My apologies for having you jump around to read the complete story but, I am practicing my HTML programming skills so..... To Finish the story, CLICK HERE Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 6, 2005

Stung by a Scorpio and Healed in the Same Day Part 2

The conversation drifted from one topic to another as conversations do. But then, without warning, like a cat who suddenly turns on you, she brings up some upset she has with me from three months before (which I am only now hearing about), and she says, "Shams, you are not a welcome person in my my house. My heart was pierced by a poison dart. It stuck deep. I closed my eyes and took a slow deep breath and then, another as I said quietly, "I think I will be leaving sometime in the next thirteen... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

Stung by a Scorpio and Healed in the Same Day

It was just one of those encounters with a friend who sometimes, without warning, lashes out at you, in all your glorious imperfection. It began, innocently enough, with a side trip to visit a friend seeking a chat, and, perhaps, if all went as intended, some goods and services. We arrived at the front door, having parked in the driveway; Sam "The Elder" and Sam "The Younger". After a few gentle taps at the front door window, there arrived at the door, a bathrobe clad denizen who invited us in,... Sign in to see full entry.

Back to Great Sex and How to Create It

Let us return to the qualities that lead to great sex. As we have noticed, they are the same qualities that create great relationships. Things like genuine love, respect, honor, service, caring, frogiveness etc. all lead to true relatedness and in the case of committed partners, wonderful, warm, and loving sex. Today, we focus on compassion. Compassion is that quality that allows one to feel in a loving, caring way the joys, sorrows, dreams, and hopes of another being. It is a practice of... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 4, 2005

Great Lovemaking: Need a Woman's Opinion

I have had, on occasion, the experience of (I won't call it making love, even though that was my intention) having a sexual encounter in which my partner seemed so focused on her own gratification, that I could not make much of a connection beyond the physical. I suspect this happens even more often, for the woman. What about this ladies, I want to hear from you. Then, I will say more. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 3, 2005

Answers to Life's Persistent questions: about good sex

So far we have acceptance and communication as primary attributes of a relationship that fosters good sex. I cannot argue agains that, can you? Let me add one more: Presence Presence is the quality of sharing a moment, however long, with all that is around you. It requires both concentration and relaxed awareness. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 2, 2005

A Better Approach: Talking about Healthy Sex

So start talking. In addition to being married, what makes for healthy, good, loving SEX? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 31, 2004

Fornication is more than a four letter word

First, I want to thank those who have risked putting their thoughts and beliefs out here in the form of a comment or two. We even had some attempts at a modern definition of fornication. I am going to attempt one, myself: Fornication: Any sexual activity within or outside marriage that sees another as primarily an object of sexual gratification, rather than an expression of God's Loving Being. By this definition, I am afraid there are more than a few wedded folks who are fornicating, as well as... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

What is love? Can sex outside marriage still be considered ethical

for Christians and Others who follow a belief in God? OK, here we go. Let us start from the Biblical Christian perspective (understanding that the scriptural interpretations here are stricktly my own and represent no particular church or theological position). First, there are many scriptural injunctions agains fornication and adultery. At one point in the New Testament, it states that no fornicator will ever enter heaven. So I guess it would be good to understand what fornication is: forni·cate... Sign in to see full entry.

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