LadiesBladewing
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ORIGINAL: Caretakr Let's talk about some variants of how we care for each other in D/s. Variety very welcome. I don't think that care for the others in my life much differently in D/s than I do outside of it. I know that sounds strange... there's the tendency to say "then what are you doing in D/s?", but what D/s does for us is open our door to people who relish intensity, structure, hierarchy, etc. Closing the door to the D/s world would mean waiting for individuals who aren't always ready to accept that they need and want what we have to offer -- we still get a few from outside the D/s world, but then, at least, they have the luxury of knowing that there are others like them, who can help them to accept the immensity of the choice they've taken, even though it isn't openly welcomed within most of the outside world. For me, caring is about checking the emotional, spiritual, and mental well-being of all the people that I cherish. It's about making sure they're ok, and offering my skills to help all of us over the rough patches. It's about cooking -- taking the plainest foods and making them exceptionally tasty, so my cherished ones never need to feel like they're doing without. It's about lifting some of the burden of their stresses, and opening myself to allow them to lift some of my burdens from me. I care for my mate by doing everything I can to make her life pleasant, because she means enough to me that seeing her happy and fulfilled brings a measure of fulfillment to me. I care for our servants by making sure that they understand the structure we've put in place for them, and helping them to yield gracefully to the choices they've made. Every so often, I care for our Chanson by a good, stiff cropping -- the pain gives her a place to vent her own frustration, and let it go, and it brings her to a place where she can work with me to find her peace. I care for our saplings by helping them learn to make decisions while they're maturing, so that they won't struggle with them when they've fully matured. Every so often, I care for everyone, including myself, by making a big, huge blackberry cobbler, and serving it up hot out of the oven. ZWD
< Message edited by LadiesBladewing -- 7/9/2006 10:02:34 AM >
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