About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of allowing pleasure into our lives without guilt or justification.
♥ Love Notes LIVE • Episode 36 Letting Pleasure Arrive Tonight on Love Notes LIVE , we explored the idea that pleasure is not something that must be earned. This episode focused on receiving instead of proving, enjoying instead of justifying, and allowing beauty, joy, and desire to enter our lives without guilt or explanation. We talked about how many of us were taught to delay pleasure until after the work was finished, the responsibilities were handled, and everyone else was taken care of. Yet life has a way of reminding us that pleasure is not a reward waiting at the finish line. Pleasure is part of being alive. Tonight's dedications featured: Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr. Sweet Love by Anita Baker More Than a Woman by Bee Gees You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder Tonight's romance recommendations: Book: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Movie: Under the Tuscan Sun In our Soulful Connections segment, we explored how pleasure is a form of presence. When we allow ourselves to fully enjoy a moment, we step out of performance, productivity, and obligation and return to the experience of being alive. Pleasure is not separate from…
People in this episode
Host: Allie Theiss
Topics covered
- pleasure
- intimacy
- self-acceptance
- joy
- romance
- presence
Keywords
- pleasure
- intimacy
- self-acceptance
- romance
- joy
- presence
- emotional intimacy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Shell Seekers, Under the Tuscan Sun
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