Evolution is not a privilege, it is a mandate. The more we stay rooted against change, the more it upends us.
Freedom of expression applies internally as well as externally. As beings capable of emotion we have the ability and responsibility to choose how we express our inner selves. Freedom of speech includes self-talk, freedom of religion includes belief in the self, freedom to gather includes assembling the many faces you show each day, freedom of press includes how you refer to yourself in the written word.
It is not sinful or self-indulgent to explore pleasure. Our bodies and minds are capable of so much ecstatic sensation and limitless joy. It doesn't matter how odd or bizarre it may manifest - orgasmic exultation from the scent of cookies, carefree positive vibes from looking at your toes - the medium is not the message. Neither collective joy or self-ecstasy cancel each other out, nor does one outweigh the other, they are merely aspects of the same purpose.
As humans, we have the right to choose who we associate with - and that includes ourselves. We have the right to change who and what we are without needing permission, acceptance or approval. We can, and must, shed our outer layers - to perpetually rebirth ourselves to the newness of experience.
Lastly - the messages are out there, it is up to us to listen to them. There is no Great Editor, save what is filtered out by our own minds.
I'm glad that people like my profile. I just wish it was a better conversation starter.
Will be moving out of the Salem area in the next couple of weeks. Back to Portland for me!
I'm still not sure what to put in my profile, or more to the point, how to put it in a way that separates me from the army of unwashed horny net geeks out there...
