Tonight while I was meditating, I engaged in Tonglen practice. Tonglen is when you bring to mind someone you know who is experiencing pain and you visualize yourself breathing in their suffering and breathing out compassion, light, healing- whatever they might be needing. I used to do this practice more often and usually I only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Love’
Thoughts on Tonglen and BDSM
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bdsm, bottoming, Dossie Easton, Intimacy, Love, meditation, relationships, sex, Tonglen, trust on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How I Love Jeanette Winterson…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, femme, Jeanette Winterson, Love, reading on July 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just wanted to share a short Jeanette Winterson story I found online, originally published by The Independent, called The Final Sacrifice. I am forever in awe of Winterson’s writing and she evokes feeling from me in a way no other writer has. I’ll share two of my favorite excerpts here…
“Today though, Achilles has to make time. [...]
The Economics of Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Economics, Intimacy, Love, Luddite on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not sure if anyone saw Ben Stein’s piece in the New York Times on July 13th, Lessons in Love, By Way of Economics. It occupied a prominent spot on the most e-mailed NYT article list for a good portion of the week. I’m not quite sure what to make of it. Undoubtedly there are parallels between [...]
