"I wouldn't want that job, pope or president...I'm afraid I have the Texas mentality to shoot a lot of people who are just plain old morons."
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LOL! ...yea, ...that might not work out so well then. :-0

Since I can't just be having orgasms all the time (wow, what a thought), I do feel like me when I sing too.

Thanks. I wouldn't want that job, pope or president...I'm afraid I have the Texas mentality to shoot a lot of people who are just plain old morons.

In with you kind, I gotta get me a church. I wish I knew what that felt like!

That's an awesome perspective Gina.
Lost I can follow you on that as well.
I get that same way when I'm on the court playing ball. It's just me with a single focus. It's as if nothing else in the world exists, just drive. When it's all said and done, i'm tired and at peace with myself.

My husband says his boat is his church. His passion for being at sea overwhelms me sometimes.

I gotta get me a church... :-0

And when I am in the bliss of orgasm, I am most free. I am myself more than at any other time."

that is awesome...and I think we all need that place. Mine is when I dance. I am a selfish dancer. I do not do it to flirt, to be sexual or to get close to anyone but myself. I could very well dance alone and be just as happy as when I dance with someone else. For me, going to the club and dancing is akin to most people going to church. I release stress and I do not have to be the pretty girl, I dont have to be the well dressed one, the smart one or the funny one. I get to be just me.

Gina, You are awesome! Can we talk you into running for president...or pope? Oh that's right, the morons who run my church don't want to share with women. Oh well. I believe in what you preach Gina. Jon

I love what you wrote! I think that is something I am going to live by. There are so many opinions of what god wants/doesn't want it's hard to know what the truth is. I think I'm going to share this with Mr.Wild. I think he would totally agree.

hahaha...I'm smiling. "let the choir sing." Wild, what I've learned is that "sin" relates to anything you do (or don't do) that consciously or intentionally hurts yourself or another person. In that context, as long as you are not hurting anyone, I think anything you do is "ok." You have to sort that out for yourself, but pretty much anything can fit into that category. It's when we look at life through other people's eyes we tend to question what we do. In our society, sharing your body with another person is considered "wrong." In other societies, not covering a woman's body from head to toe is "wrong." You get the idea. Is drinking a sin? For some people, it may well be. If by drinking you take away from your family, you are abusive, violent, commit a crime, ruin your body, spend money that puts you in debt, and so on, then yeah, it could be seen as a "sin." If you enjoy a social drink, aren't destroying property or another person's life, or your own, then it's just part of the joy of life. Same can be said for eating. When I sit down with a bag of chips, I am hurting my body, my blood sugar, shortening my life, not dealing with "something," etc. When I shorten my life by overeating, then I am also hurting my husband and those who love me. When you look at spirituality and religion in this way, it opens your mind to see things in a different light. Even Jesus did things that the religious leaders of his day thought were sins: helping someone on the sabbath comes to mind. It was "wrong" in the Pharisees' eyes and they called him on it. He said, Which of you if you had a lamb that fell into a ditch wouldn't help it out on the sabbath? Of course, he was right in "working" on the sabbath. If he's our "example," then we should use reason in determining what constitutes right or wrong in our own personal lives and not just take the word of some minister or elders who probably never have to face whatever decision we choose to make about ourselves. It can apply to anything. If by swinging I am taking time and attention away from my husband, then yes, I would feel wrong. If by swinging, we are enjoying it together, enhancing our relationship, meeting some really great people and sharing our bodies together in mutuality, then why should I feel wrong about that just because other people think/say/project that it is wrong? I grew up not allowed to dance, not allowed to have playing cards in the house, etc. What the? It takes a long time to wipe that out and learn that life is enjoyable, that you can experience things without compromising your beliefs, or yourself and others. If what I do or don't do is hurting someone, then I would look at that and reconsider. As it stands, for us, swinging is a pleasure we share discreetly and privately and together with others who feel and think similarly. Gina

...and we would take many pictures in the 'Church of SexusNTexas' and it would belong right here in this thread! lol.