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!

“Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time finds time on his side.” ~The Talmud

I have long been a doer, measuring my days and my self worth by what was accomplished. Raising my four kids was a continuous exercise in multi-tasking, racing between activity drop-offs and pick-ups in a complex and ridiculous mania. I was forever late for something and never really in time. Aging...

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” ~Dale Carnegie

Perhaps my favorite way of learning about anything is reading the knowledge produced by my predecessors about the subject in question. Yesterday I worked diligently to lean toward hope even as despair pulled at my heels. Every victory toward...

Connect to the spiritual dimensions of sustainable love – Listen this week to Rachel Gordon, an internationally recognized Intuitive Counselor discuss how to bring light and love into your relationships. The conversation is sprinkled with eternal wisdom about discovering the secrets to loving yourself, engaging in loving relationships and understanding the alchemical transformation of sexual love....

“Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair” -Edmund Burke

I should feel grateful really, that I have had 46 days on my positivity quest with no real test to throw me off course. Life was steady and responding to my effort. My days were full of my resolve and the hours of effort by many remarkable people who all willingly contributed their expertise to move Good Clean Love toward its next...

“Contentment is the only real wealth.” ~ Alfred Nobel

Today I experienced contentment. It felt more like relief than revelation. There was no epiphany ringing a bell in my head, rather it was a peaceful ease that held me in warm satisfaction. It is just felt like I had enough, actually more than enough and I didn’t search for feeling grateful, it just was. Today, it was easy to do as Epicurus,...

First off, I’d like to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day. I know the sustainable love movie of the month comes out the day after Valentine’s Day, but I thought that instead of reviewing merely one movie (since I was having a hard time deciding), that I would compare two.

I saw the new very hyped movie “Valentine’s Day” last night at the theatres. It had a great American cast and it was a...

“In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.“

~Robert Sexton

As many of you know I have been married to the same man for almost 26 years. I have loved him for close to 30. Looking back to the girl that fell for him at 19, or the...

“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.” -Albert Einstein

Tonight I went to see a ballet interpretation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. In addition to a remarkable interpretation of the epic album that defined a generation, our local company also performed two other original works by...

“If you want to take your mission in life to the next level, if you’re stuck and you don’t know how to rise, don’t look outside yourself. Look inside. Don’t let your fears keep you mired in the crowd. Abolish your fears and raise your commitment level to the point of no return, and I guarantee you that the Champion within will burst forth to propel you toward victory.” Bruce Jenner

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