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Mercnbeth -> beth’s New Year Epistle (12/31/2006 7:30:00 AM)
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another Warm Fuzzy--embracing your individuality!!!
As much as certain members of the human race just love to group together and share similar interests and traits, we’d be hard pressed to find someone identical—physically, intellectually, sexually, etc.—to ourselves, or someone who reacted identically to the same stimulus.
In an attempt to understand motivations or responses, this slave most definitely sees the wisdom in posing questions to others regarding certain topics…for instance, Noah’s question on “How submissiveness Feels” got a variety of responses from individuals, ranging from lengthy paragraphs relating physical sensations in response to a perceived shift to a submissive mode brought on by a variety of physical or mental stimulus, to brief reports of no perceived “feeling” whatsoever from a submissive identity, orientation or action. He didn’t come out of the gate with “How should I feel as a submissive?”, though, he specifically worded it to those who identify as submissive, how it felt TO THEM.
somehow, folks still come to the conclusions that “I read it in a book by ___________(insert author’s name here) so it must be true, or the 'way things should be'…” or “LordGodMaster_of_TheUniverse&Domliest_of_Doms, frequent poster to CM wrote it, so it must be true or the 'way things should be'…” when they have no practical reason for believing other than it “sounds” reasonable and is more comfortable than the alternative of the unknown, but due to lack of individual experience have no clue how it relates to them personally.
with all due respect, the authors of the various BDSM themed books as well as some popular posters here are, collectively and individually, a wealth of information on a variety of topics from the practical and safety related aspects to their reports of their own experiences and relationships. however, they are still mere mortals…far as this slave can tell…and individuals, with opinions tempered by their own research and experiences and personal kink level—but by no means are they experts on the individuals who come to their computer terminals seeking answers to questions only they as individuals could possibly know the answer to, after embracing that individuality and experiencing it for themselves.
to everyone who comes here seeking answers, this slave would encourage you to take every response with a big grain of salt and try to keep in mind that regardless of the wording, the folks with all the answers, have merely found the answers for themselves.
this slave, in particular, makes no claim whatsoever to speak from a position of knowledge of what it is or how it feels to be “a” slave, or in “an” M/s relationship. Only what it is to be this slave and how things work in the M/s relationship of which she is a part. Embrace your individuality, find solace that your definitions are yours and that your mileage will indeed vary, and that’s a good thing!!!
Happy New Year, everyone!!![:)]
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