This destination begins with a subtle truth.
You can have access to pleasure and still not be nourished by it.
A warm shower.
A song.
A meal.
A kiss.
A beautiful room.
A compliment.
A rest.
A touch.
A moment of beauty.
Pleasure may be present, but it does not always enter.
It may touch the mouth while the mind is already back at work.
It may touch the skin while the heart is still waiting outside the room.
It may stimulate without feeding.
A lot of people say they want more pleasure in their lives For the last twenty years, the self-development industry has promised some version of the same thing: Understand yourself and your life will change. The promise sounds reasonable. Become more aware.Gain insight.Learn your patterns.Understand your childhood.Recognize your triggers.Challenge limiting beliefs. Yet something strange keeps […]
A lot of people say they want more pleasure in their lives But what they often mean is something deeper than comfort, indulgence, or enjoyment in the surface sense. They mean they want to feel more alive. More here. More connected to their body, their longing, their appetite, their instincts, their capacity to receive, their […]