A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
– Jean de La Fontaine
Oct 082012
Oct 072012
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
– Anais Nin
Oct 062012
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
– William Cowper, Olney Hymns, http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-moves-in-a-mysterious-way/
Oct 052012
The truly faithless one is the one who makes love to only a fraction of you. And denies the rest.
– Anais Nin
Oct 042012
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Oct 032012
– A dominant is a ruler, but never a tyrant.
But to rule requires understanding, and understanding requires humility.
– A dominant has pride, but never arrogance.
But pride requires dignity, and dignity requires humility.
– A dominant commands respect, but never fear.
But respect requires serenity, and serenity requires humility.
– A dominant employs strength, but never force.
But strength requires knowledge, and knowledge requires humility.
– A dominant criticizes, but never derides.
But criticism requires insight, and insight requires humility.
– A dominant receives, but never takes.
But receiving requires giving, and giving requires humility.
– A dominant completes, but never tries to alter.
But to complete one must be able to see what is there, not what is missing, and this most of all requires humility.
– In short, to use an archaic phrase, noblesse oblige.
If a dominant is the center of a submissive’s universe, it is because she thinks so, not because he does.
No one is respected, let alone obeyed, just because.
The truth of the matter is that owning is at least as much work as being owned.
– J. Mikael Togneri –
http://www.whimsical-visions.com/Poetry/pillars.html
Oct 022012
It’s hard for an educated woman to turn her head off. That’s part of the joy of being a submissive. None of the decisions are yours. When you can’t refuse anything and can’t even move, those voices in your head go silent. All you can do, and all you are permitted to do, is feel.
– Cherise Sinclair, Dark Citadel
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/364504-it-s-hard-for-an-educated-woman-to-turn-her-head