Okay, so today’s topic takes me back to a conversation I once had with a writer friend who has written more than 50 books, many of them being naturist fiction. While my wife and I sat with him somewhere in the Netherlands, we talked about the world accepting people being nude in general public settings. There was one conclusion that we all agreed upon – it wasn’t going to happen. He is a naturist, as are many, many other people…
I started a version of this blog site today. For whatever reason, there have been no posts nor access to the previous blog site. Thankfully that problem got regulated with old post recovered. As I mentioned in my first post, I live in a northern, temperate climate. Since it is April, early April, there is no guarantee that there won’t be snow. We had snow last night and there is more such moisture happening for the rest of today. I…
The next post on the soul of sex is on hold for awhile. I have to admit that my focus has been elsewhere. I am in the process of writing/rewriting a story which originally was to be a Jungian novel with a Jungian psychotherapist as the protagonist. Now, the story has morphed to have the protagonist a university professor. Likely known to many of you, I have had more years of teaching than I have had as a psychotherapist. Of…
I just returned from a sojourn at my son’s home where I got to play extensively with my three grandchildren in the house. My son and his wife also got some of my attention – but not near as much as their children. With my return home, a few chores were waiting for my attention such as shovelling off the driveway before moving on the clear the pathways in the backyard, including a new path to my old propane barbeque…
I want to start off today’s post with a statement: I don’t equate masculinity or femininity to men and women respectively. They are principles of orientation and self-understanding. Gender is gender and not one’s psychology. Biology is a different story. The genetic code is fairly clear on one’s biology. One either has a y chromosome or one doesn’t. No amount of self-identification can change that fact, even if one has undergone a surgical procedure to change the visible evidence of…
It has been a while since my last post here. Why? No real reason comes to mind other than my urge to write has been quite low. It has nothing to do with depression or whatever. The writing muse has decided to take a winter vacation. On this side of the screen, life has been filled with family, shovelling snow, a bit of time with neighbours, going for country walks and reading. I have done more reading in the past…
I have just read a book by Marilyn Foxworthy and it was a challenge. The author claims to be a woman and I have to accept her claim. The book is erotic and blatantly sexual in content. I don’t read erotica, at least until this instance. There is already too much sexual activity in too many books for my liking. However, that said, it is obvious that this isn’t the attitude for many, many people who buy erotica, or even…
Life is complicated. There are so many unknowns that influence a person’s life, almost too many at times. At first is all seems so simple. Then, we get older. The older a person gets, the more complex even the simplest of things become. Take love for example. A person falls in love and that love is often mirrored by that other person with whom one has fall in love. It’s simple. “I’m in love!” No other explanation is needed. One…
A brisk walk into the countryside this morning confirmed that it really is winter. Of course, I dressed in layers as there was wind that decided that -10 Celsius wasn’t cold enough. It’s a different story when I find a windbreak to continue my habit of taking a winter challenge. Being nude while outdoors on the Canadian prairies is a very visceral challenge. Prairie winters can and do kill humans. Think of Siberia and you get an idea of just…
I am bringing the second part of the story to you with this post. This is as far as the story goes to this point in time. Is it a short story, or the beginning of a novel of some sort? I would like to have your input before I make a decision. With that said, here is part two. ~ I leaned back in my office chair rubbing my temples in search of relief from too many hours at…