tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post114328675023562629..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: Sexuality vs. Spirituality: Which is more intimate?C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1159359192070600662006-09-27T05:13:00.000-07:002006-09-27T05:13:00.000-07:00Thanks Holly!!!The funny thing is that when I was ...Thanks Holly!!!<BR/><BR/>The funny thing is that when I was a teenager I never believed people who said that they liked to pray or who said that there exist teens who don't want to have sex yet do it because of social pressure. I sincerely thought those were just pure lies that people convince themselves of out pious obligation.<BR/><BR/>As I'm growing older and meeting more people, I feel like I'm gaining a more complete picture of the range and variety of human desires.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1159320300176954492006-09-26T18:25:00.000-07:002006-09-26T18:25:00.000-07:00The truth is that I'm proud of the sexual feelings...<I>The truth is that I'm proud of the sexual feelings and experiences I had when I was sixteen. They were perhaps intimate, but they were authentic and joyful. Unlike the prayer stuff, my sexual feelings were never contrived, forced, or laced with guilt and obligation.</I><BR/><BR/>This is a really astute analysis, and a situation I envy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1155101776628763062006-08-08T22:36:00.000-07:002006-08-08T22:36:00.000-07:00Hi John!!Personally, I'm not terribly interested i...Hi John!!<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm not terribly interested in transcendental/spiritual experiences now that I no longer feel obligated to seek them out. ;-)<BR/><BR/>From talking with different people, I get the impression that having a "spiritual side" (and a desire to nurture it) is a trait that varies quite a lot from one person to the next. It's very strong in some people, others seem to have none, and the trait doesn't seem particularly correlated with religious affiliation.<BR/><BR/>Religion serves a number of different functions, and personally I'm a lot more interested in the tradition-and-culture aspect than in the spiritual aspect. Obviously different aspects will appeal to different people. :D<BR/><BR/>I've read some of your blog entries about your adventures in learning about other religions first-hand, and I think that's a fantastic and admirable quest. If more people were interested in sincerely learning about and experiencing traditions other than their own, all humanity would be that much more intimately connected. :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144021268557519932006-04-02T16:41:00.000-07:002006-04-02T16:41:00.000-07:00I am catching up on the last week's posts. I don'...I am catching up on the last week's posts. I don't have anything significant to add. I just want to say how much I enjoy your blog!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1143636823149952612006-03-29T04:53:00.000-08:002006-03-29T04:53:00.000-08:00I read your posts on the recovery board, and this ...I read your posts on the recovery board, and this is my first time to your blog, but this entry hit home to me. I actually threw away about ten journals from my teenage years, in complete disgust. During those years, I "struggled" with masturbation and the humiliation of being told by my bishop that he'd never had a girl confess masturbation to him before, like I was a freak or something. And I remember being depressed and lonely a lot, but my journals are crammed full of b.s. about how spiritual I was trying to be and how long I read the scriptures each day and prayed and went to seminary etc.etc. It made my stomach hurt to read through it all. It felt so freeing to just let it go, and throw it all in the trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1143499168183733322006-03-27T14:39:00.000-08:002006-03-27T14:39:00.000-08:00Gently nibbling someone's earlobe or licking along...Gently nibbling someone's earlobe or licking along their jawline...<BR/><BR/>versus <BR/><BR/>praying alone or with a group of like-minded people?<BR/><BR/><B>What was the question again?</B><BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Yes. Sexuality is very real. <BR/><BR/>Amen.Sideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563675498159890372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1143488763584702422006-03-27T11:46:00.000-08:002006-03-27T11:46:00.000-08:00Actually... I learned what real joy felt like afte...Actually... I learned what real joy felt like after I left the Mormon church. To me, it is when I lay my head on my husband's shoulder and he rubs my neck. Or when we watch the gold finches together through the sliding doors. We see the birds flit around the balcony, eating thistles. <BR/><BR/>It does not have to be manufactured. I am not told what I can feel and what I cannot feel.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1143389168146941252006-03-26T08:06:00.000-08:002006-03-26T08:06:00.000-08:00Righteous people will not look down on you. But th...Righteous people will not look down on you. But the self-righteous? They will. But who cares about them? ;o)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774822085901274565noreply@blogger.com