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Learning to Live Undivided | Intimacy, Desire & The Work of Staying
This essay traces the arc from erotic hunger to relational depth, exploring shame, emotional inflexibility, and what it truly takes to sustain intimacy. It reflects on integration, staying when certainty…
Fresh From The Page
The newest pieces asking to be written. These may or may not fit neatly into a category — but they’ve come through anyway.
Kindness, Good Nature, Affection, Generosity in Lima, Peru
It was unfortunate that I felt I had to leave Ecuador last minute. I believe it was a good decision as things have gotten worse. When I travel, I typically…
Civil Unrest & The Human Condition – Ecuador and Peru
This is a tough one for me to write. I’ve been in a bit of a tough spot inside myself and having to contend with my thoughts and feelings. The…
The Conservation Effort at Its Best – The Pacific Ocean Archipelago – Galapagos Islands
Since I was going to be in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru I wanted to make sure I made it to the Galapagos National Park. I’ve heard such wonderful things about…
Worthy of Desire… (Almost At The Galapagos)
It’s been a great 10 days so far on this South American adventure. Cartagena, Colombia did exactly what I thought it would… wring out the winter from my body by…
Family Values – Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia
Family Values Traveling reveals many of the similarities and differences in the planets humanity and the way humans choose to live their lives… from religion to economics to academics and…
The Emergence of a New Sacred Intimacy – Diversity/Equity & Inclusion/Discrimination
Something happens to me when I travel great distances. Something in me shifts. It’s easier for me to get into a bit of a routine to write, walk, and be…
Early Traces: Where The Voice Began
Where it all started—raw thoughts, journal-style entries, spiritual inquiry, and early reflections.
Intimate-Compassionate Conversation and Shadow
Entering into intimate/sexual space with others requires an awareness in communicating our thoughts to others without shaming or blaming the other. It also requires a compassionate effort in receiving others…
Vulnerability in “Sexing”
Vulnerability…what does it mean? It means getting outside the protective ego and exposing your weaknesses and your desires in the face of being destroyed. If you want to have great…
The Dance of Dominance/Submission and The “Switch”
It’s been too long since I created the time to sit and write my thoughts out. The last half a year has been an intense and incredible time. During this…
Sacred Sexuality…Above and Beyond Intention…Surrender
The act of the sexual comes from the sacredness of what two people bring together. The sacredness lies in their intention. If there is bad intention..there is rape, it is…
Touch, Trust & Tenderness
Essays that dig into the terrain of intimacy, erotic honesty, vulnerability, and the shadows we carry.
Sex IS Ethics!! The Driving Force of Our Existence
Why it’s so hard to enter into the territory of “Sex IS Ethics”? Why is it so taboo? Sex is used in such crazy and debilitating ways. People can be…
The BDSM Mysticism – Domination and Submission
We live in a culture of sexuality where people can be confused around their desire to engage in the acts of dominating/submission (d/s). Some people swear by the d/s lifestyle…
Relationship as Spiritual Practice
Modern-day relationships are challenging and full of opportunities for increased personal awareness and growth. As our society enters a time of transition from the ego and the thinking mind to…
Intimate-Compassionate Conversation and Shadow
Entering into intimate/sexual space with others requires an awareness in communicating our thoughts to others without shaming or blaming the other. It also requires a compassionate effort in receiving others…
