Powered By Pleasure
What is the story you’re telling about pleasure?
Don’t you love a good story? Stories fascinate us and we remember them. From the beginning of time stories are how we imbed what’s significant into our collective psyche. The best stories are archetypal – universal. We all recognise the drama being played out – adventures and risks of the hero/heroine’s journey to overcome limitations; to seek the Holy Grail. I think partly we love these stories because we’re all carrying such a story inside of us: it’s the story we tell about ourselves and what we believe about life. Read more >
Oct 25, 2017Let’s Adore One Another Now!
I’m preparing to give a talk to the volunteers with Hospice Ottawa on the theme of pleasure and sexuality at end of life. I know some things about death. I have been a part of a few care teams when friends have died. Almost 20 years ago, I supported my teenage daughter in her passing. This past year in the poetry school I participate in, we worked with the theme of death. These experiences have helped me get closer to the reality of my own mortality. Read more >
Oct 10, 2017What is your Relationship with Pleasure?
People often ask me – “What is the most common obstacle to creating a better relationship with pleasure?” Pleasure can be fraught with guilt, denial of the need, vague and unarticulated fears and negative associations. But the most common block is the dance we all do between the desire for pleasure and the resistance to feeling, for want of another word un-pleasure - the challenges of life: loss, disappointments, painful interactions or situations. These are the hurdles and obstacles that we believe block our ability to have pleasure Read more >
Sep 27, 2017Fill Your Cup Everyday
As the Unlock Pleasure project unfolds, I realize how much confusion there often is about pleasure. I want to simplify it. It shouldn’t be hard or another pressure – one more item on your to do list. It does require having it on your radar – knowing why it’s good and important and then just lift your head. Pleasure is available in any moment, but you might have heard me say, pleasure is unique and individual – it means different things to different people. Read more >
Aug 30, 2017Water marks – Symbols from nature to remind us
While on holiday this summer I spent a lot of time on the water – Lake Huron’s freshwater environment and later in P.E.I. with my family, a reunion with the ocean and its tides. Read more >