february ins and outs
We are deeply into sex, but at the same time, deeply at odds with it, often misunderstanding our own urges, needs, and desires. We judge our sexual longings, we curtail our desires, and we cut ourselves off from all that it affords us. We convince ourselves that we just don’t need it or want it. This is a problem that speaks to an unhappiness at ou
... See moreNan Wise • Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life
Eroticism resides in the ambiguous space between anxiety and fascination.
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity
Sex is that paradoxical combination of vulnerability and assertion, giving ourselves up and wanting all the more.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
