I am Leonel. I’ve had “many lives”, sort of speaking; and in my present one, I’m healing my ancestors’ mother wounds through discipline and expansion. Pleasure is the ultimate celebration of power and freedom, this is why governments oppress it, to shame it and some even demonize it.
Sitting at the summit of Natural Selection, our Autonomous Nervous System sends electrical signals to our brain, releasing chemicals that indicate to us if we should stop doing what we’re doing -through pain, or continue to do what we’re doing -through pleasure. Pleasure is and always has been our evolutive leader.
So, in a very real way; pleasure is Nature’s consent to enjoy things! There is pleasure in reading a book, or going for a walk, in eating a delicious juicy fruit, touching certain textures, a kiss, there’s even pleasure in scratching a mosquito bite! And don’t even get me started with Sexual Pleasure… All forms of pleasure are triggered by choice and this is why pleasure is such a liberating experience. Pleasure is so intertwined with pain that there is even a hidden release of pleasure in controlled amounts of pain, as there is a hidden release of pain (trauma) –through controlled amounts of pleasure; I’m looking at you, my fellow BDSM enthusiasts… that’s basically therapy for some!
I believe that pleasure is extremely important in my life because pleasure helps me heal the pain from my past, enjoy the things in my present and be excited about my future.
Pleasure dwells between safety and sovereignty, this is why there is no room for shame. You are responsible for your own pleasure, nobody else is -not even your spouse. Finding our own way to celebrate it is our God given right, sharing this right with those worthy of it, is our godly gift.
How do I deal with shame? Well, besides the FACT that I do sometimes feel shame, especially around my old systems of support -I’ve worked hard enough to understand that when someone tries to “shame” me, it is only because they’re projecting THEIR persona in MY experience and they’d feel ashamed doing what I’m doing, simply because they don’t have the self-confidence and self-awareness that I have. Information is constructive – Opinions are destructive. Information gives you power, by allowing other’s opinions to influence on your peace of mind, you are granting your power to those people.
REMEMBER: “Your body is a temple” this is true, but it is YOUR temple. You are the Deity, you are the priestess and you are the worshipper. Self-Love is the religion, your body is the temple, self-pleasure is the mass, the orgasm is the communion between Human and Divine, between Body and Soul. How and with whom do you practice your own religion? How do you adorn your temple? How do you celebrate your mass? What elements do you include in your altar?
So, my advice: Go out and play, have the fun, do the things – AND ENJOY THEM! If they don’t harm you and/or anyone else, then Mother Nature says it’s okay 😉
ANIMA 