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The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.~ Jim Rohn
[Everyone is] wise in proportion not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.~ George Bernard Shaw
Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.~ Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf.~ Jonatan Mårtensson
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.~ Benjamin Disraeli
Sex is really only touch, the closest of all touch. And it's touch we're afraid of.~ D. H. Lawrence, 1928
in Lady Chatterley's Lover
Tag Archives: emotions
Entertainment Is Not Reality
Whether it’s porn or a mainstream movie, don’t believe all that you see. A film called The Sessions has received a lot of press and while many parts are realistic, some scenes are rather far from the truth.
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Tagged communication, emotions, intercourse, porn, relationship, sex therapy, sexuality, support, touch
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The Science of Love
The New York Times recently reported on a developing field called interpersonal neurobiology. This field is exploring how love and emotional attachment affect our brains and our behaviour.
Posted in About Me, News, Odds & Ends
Tagged addiction, brain, emotions, mind, neuroscience, pain, pleasure, relationship
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The Same Only Different
The “battle of the sexes” has been raging for a long time – perhaps since time began – and is a perennial source of drama and comedy. Men and women* clearly have a lot in common as human beings, yet … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, body image, emotions, erectile dysfunction, intercourse, low libido, men, pleasure, porn, sex therapy, touch, women
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Authentic Self
This morning I was exploring childhood memories of watching The Beverly Hillbillies when I had a certain realization and started crying. I couldn’t stop crying for over ten minutes, and for the next few hours I was visited by waves of sadness, like … Continue reading
Overcoming Jealousy
There’s a lot of advice out there about overcoming jealousy and much of it focuses on self-analysis and understanding what’s at the root of your feelings of jealousy. If it were that simple, we could think jealousy away and we … Continue reading
An Interesting Ride
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” If that’s true, I’m a lot more interesting than I was a year ago.
Every day is a new beginning. 