Litiquette V

[SMNaughtywife]

Wonders if the palate of Lit has changed? Has raw lust been replaced by emotional needs? Would we rather count than have discourse? Is it our own evolution or is the community changing?

Looks at myself, yup still naughty.

 

[Bitesback]

Wonders if the palate of Lit has changed? Has raw lust been replaced by emotional needs? Would we rather count than have discourse? Is it our own evolution or is the community changing?

Nope. Plenty of raw lust here. I have emotional needs too but I might just take raw lust if it was offered.

It's a joy in life to be able to act, consensually, upon lust, desire, primal urges and form bodily connections (clothed and unclothed-subtlety is nice). For me, its sustaining to enjoy regularly good discourse about life, the universe and everything - it keeps our minds alive. So much the better if that discourse can be with a like minded person, one on one, dipping into mannered conversation, especially with a bit of flirtation and nuanced phrases.

I've not been delving much in to Lit of late so I cannot judge it there is a change across the boards here. A quick look at the various personal ads, however, suggests lust is alive and well, but there's a fair few ads seeking a 'connection', often from those who note they are married. Maybe if we could see into the hidden in PMs and other messaging services we might have a clearer picture of just what Lit is or has become for its members.

Maybe someone who frequents the chat rooms would have a different perspective.

 

[ChainedUp]

Back at it, again

For most us Christian or secular Americans, the Christmas season starts after thanksgiving. A flip is switched after the first turkey leftover sandwich and it's Christmas. For those of you non-Americans or non-Christians that celebrate, what flips the Christmas switch for you? Is it a date on the calendar or do you wake up one morning and think "It's Christmas Time!"?

 

[steve6161]

For most us Christian or secular Americans, the Christmas season starts after thanksgiving. A flip is switched after the first turkey leftover sandwich and it's Christmas. For those of you non-Americans or non-Christians that celebrate, what flips the Christmas switch for you? Is it a date on the calendar or do you wake up one morning and think "It's Christmas Time!"?

As a pagan I celebrate Yule which is Christmas.

 

[ChainedUp]

As a pagan I celebrate Yule which is Christmas.

Not trying to be snarky here, truly curious. If Yule has no essential pagan meaning and is just a synonym for Christmas, why not call it Christmas? Excluding the pendantic joy that might come from it, of course

 

[LostGirlTink]

Not trying to be snarky here, truly curious. If Yule has no essential pagan meaning and is just a synonym for Christmas, why not call it Christmas? Excluding the pendantic joy that might come from it, of course

Christmas is actually rooted in paganism, and Yule came first and is linked to the winter solstice. Yule comes from.. I think Norse and is linked to the wheel (turning seasons, change, passage of time)
The God of Yule would be Frey – God, brother-consort of Freyja; son of Njord. “The Lord”, fertility and the creativity God; “the Lover”; God of Yule. Also the god of wealth and peace and contentment. Blood was not allowed to be spilled through violence, nor where weapons or outlaws allowed on or in his holy places or during Yule festivals.
Yule is a time for Rituals and celebration of increasing daylight, to renew, and to see the world through the eyes of a child. To embrace youth and exuberance. Wiccan spells done at Yule tend to raise our spirits, and bring harmony, peace, and joy. During Yule we look for the wisdom of past experience begin to glimmer. The experiences yielded over past seasons (historically harvest season) of the times gone past begin to be reborn as wisdom, new light, to guide us further down the paths we have chosen.
Sorry, I tend to ramble, but I love all this stuff, I'm a huge fan of folklore and tradition. My heritage is Celtic & Romani and I was raised in a Catholic home... so I'm all about celebrating pretty much everything.
Ask me about the Holly King and mistletoe an I can talk ALL DAMN NIGHT.

 

[curvyangel1969]

For most us Christian or secular Americans, the Christmas season starts after thanksgiving. A flip is switched after the first turkey leftover sandwich and it's Christmas. For those of you non-Americans or non-Christians that celebrate, what flips the Christmas switch for you? Is it a date on the calendar or do you wake up one morning and think "It's Christmas Time!"?

Since I don't have children most the time I don't really decorate I may put up a very small amount like a wreath on my front door and it's pretty random for me I'll just wake up one day and go okay I'm ready for Christmas and then that's when my holiday festivities start.

 

[Hornblende]

Not trying to be snarky here, truly curious. If Yule has no essential pagan meaning and is just a synonym for Christmas, why not call it Christmas? Excluding the pendantic joy that might come from it, of course

Perhaps because it pre-dates Christmas? So we should all call it Yule.

 

[ChainedUp]

What is your perfect gift to recievw this year, understanding it may also be connected to the person that gives it? I'm thinking something tangible, that has to be unwrapped. No big picture stuff, no world peace, no more time with a loved one, no "one more Christmas", I'm talking about an actual gift.

My suspicion is that this is truly elusive and the elusiveness is what lays at the heart of many people hating the gift giving season...

 

[Trekka]

Not elusive. Plane tickets. To the South Pacific.

Voila!

Also adirondack chairs.

 

[dacoach44]

Well, for me...

I am going to NYC to shop for my latest flame, back in Kansas. I sent her pic of Tiffany's website. I says, "put on your thinking cap,Hon."

If she dont come up with anything, she gets a silver heart on necklace, with her name on the back, to give to her grand=daughter.

Of course, I got that alpaca scarf and ring from Ecuador for my Litster buddy in NYC.

 

[beachbaby179]

Do signed divorce papers count? Those are tangible, and I reeeeeeeally want them by Christmas.

 

[dacoach44]

Well now...

U prolly gotta pony up some real $

 

[dacoach44]

Here...

Since I don't have children most the time I don't really decorate I may put up a very small amount like a wreath on my front door and it's pretty random for me I'll just wake up one day and go okay I'm ready for Christmas and then that's when my holiday festivities start.

When I decide to get a tree, put it pail and start thinking about when to decorate it.

 

[SMNaughtywife]

Dark Sumatra coffee beans.
Some chocolate to go with.
And a new funky coffee cup.

I’m pretty easy to shop for.

 

[ChainedUp]

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

 

[LanguageOfLove]

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

I did a lot of chillin yesterday, I love to take time out and just reflect, think, plan, rest, even while I exercise, its a great time to do a lot of thinking...I think I'm pretty good at relaxing also, I can close my eyes and fall asleep pretty fast...always wake up refreshed.

Although the holidays require more reflecting sometimes, its such a busy time of year

 

[dacoach44]

Well now...

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

I can kick back, but my damned mind always wants to connect. Or find a good book.

 

[rubydlite]

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

Relaxing for me is doing something..but it has to be something I love...being creative recharges my soul.i can be still with a book...or a show...or if I'm asleep...that's it.

 

[numeniusa]

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

I’m very good at doing very little. Reading, lying in the sun, splashing in the pool. I find that very recharging. But more physical stuff also works for me, cycling, for example. It disengages the brain from ‘troubles’, I think, by giving it just enough to do along with the physical effort, navigating, avoiding potholes, looking at the scenery, not falling off...

 

[ChainedUp]

If you could, would you? Ambitious by nature, but wrought with potential. Is the fantasy in your head best left there or does yours need to be played out?

 

[SMNaughtywife]

Ummm, let me think about this for a split second. Yes!
My fantasies aren’t too off the charts and out there- could easily be played out. My darker ones could get interesting and intense, but I’d sure love to give them a go.

 

[LanguageOfLove]

I make an attempt to fulfill my fantasies, and I hope that my partner does the same. I consider my fantasies to be doable, and a few have come true already. It takes a lot of trust to be able to share them.

 

[Matt_Next_Door]

Wondering how many here are able to completely relax and chill out? Are you able to recharge or are you in a state of perpetual motion, unable to stay still?

In the moment, I didn't realize that even being a boy from the Southeast, just how frantically fast-paced my life was until I stepped off the plane in Hawaii and things were so laid back it felt like slow motion.....I adapted quickly.

Now I am just the opposite....always fully relaxed and stress-free. I would find it very difficult to step back into long hours at full speed after being here for the last 12 years.

There's something to be said about a tropical climate, warm trade winds and a schedule that is only as demanding as the word "whenever" dictates.

I still find things to occupy my time. They just don't include stress and the need to be in constant on-demand motion. I have traded in my suits for shorts and t-shirts as well as changed my corporate title to executive beach bum.

 

[default24]

If you could, would you? Ambitious by nature, but wrought with potential. Is the fantasy in your head best left there or does yours need to be played out?

I'm in a good place now where if my fantasy were to become attainable I would go for it, but it doesn't plague me to where I think that if I'm laying on my deathbed and it didn't happen that I would have regret. If it happens, great. If it doesn't, maybe that's for the best. Maybe it wouldn't live up to the lofty expectations of my imagination for the last decade. I love apathy