Similarly, the man is supposed to be the dominator, and the woman is supposed to be the dominated — a sort of breeding sex machine that should
not feel any pleasure in order to be considered socially acceptable.
Not exact matches
In fact, we almost can't help sharing our thoughts and
feelings: Research also shows that talking about ourselves, whether in person or on social media, triggers the same
pleasure sensation in the brain as does money or food — self disclosure causes increased activity in brain regions associated with the sense of reward and satisfaction from money, food and even sex.
Unconcerned about their personal health, they experience little stress and don't
feel the need for more
pleasure in their lives.
In fact, we almost can't help sharing our thoughts and
feelings: Research also shows that talking about ourselves, whether in person or on social media, triggers the same
pleasure sensation in the brain as does money or food.
When dopamine flows into the brain's reward pathway (the part responsible for
pleasure, learning and motivation), we
not only
feel greater concentration but are inspired to re-experience the activity that caused the chemical release in the first place.
After yesterday noticing the
pleasure of warmth didn't bring the happiness, satisfaction, emotional reward, or growth I expected, I
felt a smaller longing for a warm shower, making the cold shower easier.
In the first place, being in touch with the body will bring us reports of sensuous
pleasure, warmth, good
feelings —
not to be denied or suppressed;
not to be apologized for;
not a source of religious embarrassment.
Epicurus taught the idea that
pleasure of the individual was the sole good in life, though he also believed in the existence of gods, whom they
felt did
not create the universe, nor inflict punishment or bestow blessings, but that they were disinterested in what man was doing.
We are reminded
not just of our strength but of our weakness as well;
not just of glory but also of misery;
not just of
pleasure but also of finitude;
not just of warmth and the coming - to - be of the self in relation with others, but also of limitation and isolation;
not just marriage but divorce;
not just trust but betrayal and desertion;
not just good
feeling but pain, suffering, daily reminders of mortality, impermanence, the inevitability and the necessity of death.
Marcus Aurelius observed in his Meditations (170 — 80) the importance of «keeping the divinity within us free from violence and unharmed, superior to pain and
pleasure...
not feeling the need of another's doing or
not doing something; and, furthermore, accepting all that happens and all that is allotted us, as coming from the source, wherever it is, whence it itself came.»
But to accept the cross does
not mean either that we should take a perverse
pleasure in pain or be so dulled that we no longer
feel it.
The reading
pleasure that results from this conversation — different for different readers — is
not merely the simple
pleasure of hearing a good story, but the complex
pleasures of strong
feelings — sometimes violent disagreement, sometimes frustration and sometimes a euphoric recognition, produced by Augustine's text, of the «beauty so ancient and so new,» to which Augustine points through the beauty of his prose.
The Left does
not rely as much on the
pleasures that come from
feeling one's anger stimulated and affirmed.
We had hated writing thank - you notes, so we let our children slide, effectively teaching them that their
pleasure, their receiving, was all that mattered; they didn't have to take into account the
feelings of the giver or participate in the basic human ritual of reciprocity if they didn't want to.
Often it's
not simply to satisfy my hunger but because I'm bored or
feel I'm owed some
pleasure.
The simplest moral philosophy of doing unto others as you have them do unto you is readily understandable by all normal people, just as a
pleasure shared is
not halved but doubled but, to the amoralist, the psychopath it has no meaning as they have no empathy and
feel neither the happiness nor the sadness of others, they are genetically abnormal suffering from an actual and real physical defect.
Hence we may therefore speak of an «aesthetic conversion'that takes place when we recognise beauty
not merely as that which produces
feelings of
pleasure, but as «form», understood as «perceivable order, intelligibility and value».
The first is that I do
not trust that the same
pleasure will still be available to me in the future — that I will be able to have the food I want to eat the next time I want to eat it; therefore, I
feel perversely as if I must stock up on it.
The goal can
not be
not to
feel pleasure or
not to be drawn by it (both pertain to the instinct of conjugality), but
not to be dominated by its quest (which is the very instinct of lust).
How Muslims spoil sex: They make all women at 12 years old be operated so she does
not perceive, receive or
feel any type of
pleasure.
I encourage you to stay... for all the broken ones that
feel they don't fit anywhere... for those who are seeking a genuine relationship with God within a Religious culture that tends to offer platitudes... for those who would rather that you leave so that you don't give them the
pleasure... but most of all — For Yourself!
This is the claim that God is
not subject to action from without, changing emotions from within or
feelings of pain or
pleasure caused by another being.
That's a little
pleasure of life that warms up my heart and makes me
feel like I am having a coffee in my Dad's house with him and my
not - so - little - anymore brother.
I remember it
felt too tangy on my taste buds and since I was underage at the time, I also didn't get the
pleasure of having a nice glass of wine to go with this dessert.
Not nearly the same but i have been battling a injury for a few weeks now and the small
pleasures of
feeling better (or at least improvement) is amazing.
Binging on unhealthy and junk food may give you some
pleasure while you are eating it, but it sure won't make you
feel good afterwards.
I had the
pleasure of working and spending time with Pete recently and he's
not only a super fun guy to be around, but also an exceptional cook with a unique way of making cooking
feel effortless and fabulously virtuous.
There are two guys here whose name i will
not mention they think they are so wise and always make up excuses.I
feel sorry for them because they live their lives in lies honestly speaking.Its a pity that peeps have to be like this.This is part of the mental barrier that has been holding this club.
Not being honest and and acting in accordance with truth.I
feel sorry for them.Well you can alway shave the
pleasure of saying I told you so.
This is the
pleasure that comes from an expertly weighted cross-court lob, or a perfectly squared - off dove joint, or that moment when the crumpled envelope doesn't even touch the edges of the bin and you
feel, just for one blessed fraction of a second, like the greatest human being in the history of the universe.
It is
not good for the Premier League but I must admit to
feeling a bit of
pleasure when Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of French champions PSG this week.
Watching you watching us for the past two and half years, I can
not help but get the
feeling that you are deriving
pleasure from our failure.
Obviously a non-issue right now (he's 3, for goodness sake, and
pleasure is
pleasure — I asked him about it and he replied that it «
feels nice»), but as he gets closer to that age when memories form I think it's best he
not have this one in the vault.
Because we really don't need another person to
feel incredible sexual
pleasure and satisfaction; most of what makes good sex occurs in the brain.
This article made me laugh, and I
feel sorry that
not everyone got the same enjoyable
pleasure.
Im 25 and hes 29 we have 2 lil girls and i have adhd as im typing this i havent had sex in two weeks my libido is way overactive to the point if its
not every other night i go crazy im depressed all the time because im undersexed and unsatisfied toys do
nt work for me its like my body knows the difference and does
nt get any
pleasure out of them, i love my fiancee, yup i said fiancee and we have only been together 4 years i do
nt find myself attracted to any other man so i do
nt want to cheat yet i
feel so lonely half the time that i secretly curl up in the bathroom and cry i do
nt know what to do i talk to him about it but all he does is complain about his pain from work (he builds trailers) i understand and i try
not to bother him but even when i just want cuddle intimacy time he'd rather sit in his bean bag chair and drink a beer and vape there are sometimes i
feel unwanted yet he assures me he wants me but does nothing about it and whenever i bring up lack o spontaneousness he blames the kids I NEED HELP and release!!!!
An orgasmic birth is unsettling in a lot of ways because 1) we still think of women's sexuality as a shameful thing to begin with, let alone during something as sacred as birth and 2) the majority of individuals who give birth definitely do
not come anywhere near
feeling pleasure during the delivery.
What a
pleasure to
NOT feel guilty to have the kids actually decide» I'm hungry, I would love lunch now» (rather than the clock) and to just eat on paper plates, even serving sandwiches everyday for lunch (which I could never do in France - the lunch is the 3 course main meal).
We're having a drastic change in pace today... I don't want all of my posts to make you
feel like jumping off of a bridge, so tonight, you get the distinct
pleasure of hearing one of my favorite funny stories of motherhood.
I don't
feel that anything has been held back — Natalia and Adina have taken great pains to ensure that all the participants have a complete picture, and it is obvious that they truly care about families eating together with
pleasure.
We have found that often we
feel a little between all groups of others... we aren't homeschooling, nor do our children have typical
pleasures (no constant screen time, very limited shows!)
Not only was I
feeling intense pain, but I was also
feeling pleasure.
High sex drive and «I just can't manage monogamy» Many people, especially men, who
feel they have high needs for sex
feel entitled to get their sexual
pleasure one way or another.
In my case my
not having to get out of bed, my husband continuing to sleep, the security I
feel I am giving to my baby, the fact that I respond to the baby before s / he cries, shorter feedings, more sleep, the
pleasure of having the baby near me all night, and an increased period of infertility, are
not enough to counter a possible increased risk of SIDS that is unlikely to be backed up by future studies.
- it is okay to express milk if you
feel uncomfortable and dump it down the sink if you don't need to bottle it so someone else can have the
pleasure of feeding your baby.
Within the first paragraph of their review, they state that «women have the right to
feel sexual
pleasure, and for this reason sexual medicine experts and sexologists must spread certainties on the biological basis to all women,
not hypotheses or personal opinions, and they must use scientific sexual terminology.»
Unsurprisingly, participants described
feelings of
pleasure when eating the pizza but
not when consuming the nutritional drink.
Just because your body has tensed up to avoid pain doesn't mean it is incapable of
feeling pleasure.
Continue to stimulate your vagina where you
feel pleasure, and try to gently stimulate the areas (one at a time) where you are
not experiencing
pleasure, simultaneously.
If we can be thoroughly engaged in the
pleasure that stems from a great cappuccino, the chalky ceramic mug, the airy foam, the milky goodness that lies beneath, the rich fragrance rising in the steam, the warmth traveling from your fingertips to the root of your heart, the chatter in the cafe swimming all around you... and you haven't even had a sip yet... If we can be thoroughly engaged in the tears that spring up after a long, trying Tuesday, allowing our sorrow and self - pity to flood forth without judgment or frustration, saturating ourselves with empathy and self - comfort, treating our pain as we would a loved one's... we are
not denying our pain, we are relishing it, we are
feeling it, and we are opening ourselves up to the immense
pleasure we can
feel once the pain has passed.
Deep
pleasure and fulfilment tend to arise slowly over time as you
feel yourself growing in a discipline or skill, so ask yourself, Do I enjoy this enough to push through with my eye on an ever - deepening
pleasure and sense of achievement, or is this something that actually doesn't resonate with me?