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Sex … Overrated OR Underrated

Maslow was right, sex is a basic physiological need. Overrated by most of us? Maybe, BUT it’s still the ultimate in physical gratification! And making love is an opportunity to experience the ultimate in physical AND spiritual gratification! Ah, because lovemaking is a tangible experience of uniting with another person AND God, or all that is! When the God in you unites with the God in another person … and you can revel in both the spiritual and physical evidence of that union, that’s oneness! Yes, it’s temporary; but it’s a moment to hold on to forever! Not everybody has reached the top of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to know and share their self-actualization; but we’re all on our way to experiencing the ultimate mountain top.… More

Consider Your Own Role First

Sam and I are still learning to bike TOGETHER. I’m still learning to bike! So, he’s the leader. It took me a while, but I started thinking it would be easier, if he paid more attention to me (that’s telling, right?). Maybe he could give me a heads-up when he was about to slow down, or turn. I am, after all, still wobbly, leary of traffic, and trying to figure out how to stop and get a foot on the ground before I fall. Then, duh! I realized that I could pay more attention to HIM! Turned out, if I backed away from him a little bit, I could see him slowing down, and even know when he was preparing to slow down by watching his legs! And, who knew, I could see him turn before I had to turn! This is NOT a story about how to bike. I don’t know how to bike. This is a story about how to live. Always consider your role, before critiquing somebody else’s!… More

Another layer …

As you let people get closer to you, they’ll trigger wounds you’ve yet to heal. Deeper intimacy always offers us a chance to heal on a deeper level. Be grateful for the closeness and unashamed of the wounds.… More

Looking Beyond the Ego

Once we recognize the shiny armor as ego, it’s no longer pretty. But the wounded child behind it is still easy to love. … More

Resolve or Win?

When we’re open to resolution, to a win-win, it’s not difficult to find one. It’s when we want to make somebody else lose that we have a fight — and blood — on our hands. It’s when we are afraid to lose (the argument or whatever it is we’re clutching) that we can’t dismiss the anger. We WANT something to be angry about, somebody to blame for something.
When we choose love, it displaces anger and fear. And when we choose love, we also choose peace. … More

Honesty Is Part of Your Commitment

Commitment is an ongoing decision—whether it’s made consciously or unconsciously. And being honest about what you’re feeling today is even more important to a healthy relationship than keeping a commitment you made yesterday. … More