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!

Listen this week to Co-founder and CEO of Numi Tea, Ahmed Rahim discuss the love that happens as green, fair trade businesses extend themselves to indigenous farmers from around the world creating not only sustainable teas, but sustainable livelihood. Ahmed, is a renaissance man who infuses these values into not only his products, but music, architecture, art and friendship. Listen as he describes...

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” -Buddha

I have fallen out of practice. It happens so quickly that I didn’t even notice that I have not found the time to meditate for days. The schedule has shifted and the morning starts too early so that my standing early morning...

“It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.”  -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I have worked hard not to live through my children’s experience. Finding and maintaining the line between us has been a continuous and hard won effort. I try to maintain a compassionate connection to their setbacks and witness the celebration of their...

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” -Confucius

These days when I meditate on my vision of the future, I pray for my ability to serve to expand to its largest possible dimension. I believe the deepest service that I offer in life is my ability to write and teach about love. It is the work that feels like...

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” -Vince Lombardi

In my small northwestern town, which is home to the University of Oregon, the main attraction at this time of year is our football team, the Ducks. In fact, when I travel it is the one thing that helps most people recognize where I live. Our mascot is Donald Duck, and...

“It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being.” ~Henry David Thoreau

Of the many gifts that a Buddhist calm mind is supposed to confer on the practitioner, the belief that you will be loved by animal spirits has always been an active daily marker for me. I am sure that this is in part due to the amount of my days that are indeed devoted and...

“Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts rule the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today I was talking to a friend and colleague who lives in Boulder Colorado. She was sharing the volunteer work she was doing in support of the many people who lost so much during the recent fire. With more than $8 million of losses, it has been called the most...

This week seems to be ripe with new beginnings. My last year of college started just a few days ago, which means everything’s changing around quite quickly. But let me backtrack for a moment to introduce myself. I am the founder of Good Clean Love’s daughter, a senior in college attending the University of Oregon and will graduate with a degree in public relations. I would like to announce the...

“The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.” -Carl Gustav Jung

I have always attributed my most intelligent thinking to the ideas that helped me extract meaning from my days. One of my primary goals is to make meaning out of my experience. I want to understand my choices within context of the world I live in and I want my actions to be...