This blog is about inventing, sharing and enjoying some amazing tools we can use to enhance our lives. It's bound to be riotous and irreverent, and is probably not for the faint of heart.
A Frugal Goddess is a woman who knows how to coax out the deliciousness in every day, while being resposible her budget, responsive to her loved ones and fearlessly finding herself in just the right flow to create whatever she wants. Including world-changing adventures, financial freedom, more joy for herself and her family.
And the pleasure tools we'll be developing and discussing are exactly the medicine for men, too.
It all starts with your desires, your dreams, your pleasure. Noticing what makes you feel alive. Doing this more deliberately and supporting each other in doing so. Life is delicious, let's dine!
"Life is a feast, and most poor suckers are starving." - Rosalind Russell, as Auntie Mame
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In advance, I'd like to let you know that this conversation owes a debt of gratitude to a writer and educator named Regena Thomashauer, aka Mama Gena, founder of the School of Womanly Arts in New York City. You can learn more about her at www.mamagenas.com.
She dares to posit that our pleasure is the life force in action - and therefore completely worthy of our undivided attention.
She is a founder, among many other delicious, dynamic and fearless humans throughout life, mind and time, of what we like to call,
"The Pleasure Revolution."
Perhaps you'd like to take part?
Wear what you like - this is a co-ed slumber party. Bring over your favorite snack, plus a bit to share, and cozy up for a discussion on the most relevant of topics: your joy and pleasure!
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Today's Exercise: Consider how you spend your life's energy. What proportion of your time is to maintain the bureaucratic aspect of life - and how much of it is sheerly for your enjoyment? How would it feel if you were to give pleasure more priority?
Sounds like selfishness? Not at all! A happy woman is a juicy woman, poised to bring her family and community MORE... More interest, more freedom, more adventure.
And the same goes for men! The key to everyone's personal power is right at that spot where we are loving life.
Perhaps you'd like to take part?
Wear what you like - this is a co-ed slumber party. Bring over your favorite snack, plus a bit to share, and cozy up for a discussion on the most relevant of topics: your joy and pleasure!
***
Today's Exercise: Consider how you spend your life's energy. What proportion of your time is to maintain the bureaucratic aspect of life - and how much of it is sheerly for your enjoyment? How would it feel if you were to give pleasure more priority?
Sounds like selfishness? Not at all! A happy woman is a juicy woman, poised to bring her family and community MORE... More interest, more freedom, more adventure.
And the same goes for men! The key to everyone's personal power is right at that spot where we are loving life.
Can we afford not to prioritize our pleasure?
For your comment: Tell about an unexpected pleasure you found recently.
(Mind you, if things get too smutty around here, I may have to edit for the public view - but be assured, I enjoyed it all the same!)
"Give a man a free hand, and he'll run it all over you." - Mae West
Adrienne Prince, author of The Frugal Goddess, is a bad-ass world-saving bitch. As are most of her friends. (Though some would prefer she not use that term.)
For your comment: Tell about an unexpected pleasure you found recently.
(Mind you, if things get too smutty around here, I may have to edit for the public view - but be assured, I enjoyed it all the same!)
"Give a man a free hand, and he'll run it all over you." - Mae West
Adrienne Prince, author of The Frugal Goddess, is a bad-ass world-saving bitch. As are most of her friends. (Though some would prefer she not use that term.)
As an elder in my community I recently had the honor and great pleasure of conducting the wedding ceremony for a young couple who wanted me of all people to officially join them together.
ReplyDeleteI found pleasure recently in walking in the rain. Letting the dewy dropplets hydrate my face and nourish my lungs!
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