Good Clean Reads

Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of...

I have been studying positive psychology and came across some really basic and straightforward reminders about how to cultivate a life that can be positive and workable. Satisfaction with life occurs where meaning and pleasure meet. Choosing activities that are both personally meaningful and enjoyable makes us both more positive and more capable of dealing with the more difficult and challenging...

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.  Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.”  ~Henry Ward Beecher

Walking through the woods today with an old friend I recently reunited with, we shared stories of the times when we did not live up to the best of ourselves as mothers....

“Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge.  A warrior cannot complain or regret anything.  His life is an endless challenge, and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad.  Challenges are simply challenges.”  -Don Juan- Carlos Castenada

Tonight my husband told me that he had just finished re-reading the second Don Juan book after some thirty years. He said that it is remarkable...

Masturbation is the single most popular sexual act on the planet but remains steeped in misinformation and shame.  Unburden yourself and explore the wonders of sexual health with Jamye Waxman, M.Ed. who has been dubbed “the nexxxt generation of sex educator”.  Author of  Getting Off: A Woman’s Guide to Masturbation, Jamye has both a down to earth style and a encyclopedia of sexual health know how...

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”  ~Victor Frankl

Finding the courage to leave things alone and let them be what they are is a ready path to seeing things clearly.    Oftentimes it is all the doing and trying to get things to fit your picture of how it should be that prevents us from seeing that the resources we need are already here.

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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.” -Howard Thurman

It was a Monday, in every sense and layered meaning of the word today. It was a pouring-down, rainy, cold, windy Monday that made you wish you were back in bed. I wasn’t feeling well and my lack of focus quickly turned...

“Even hundredfold grief is divisible by love.” –Terri Guillemets

Jack was so full of life that the most memorable thing about him was the way that he would exclaim daily- “This was the best ….. ever!” about most everything- from a game of roller hockey to a great combination of snacks to a snuggle with a dear friend. He was as fearless about his love of life as he was eager to share his...