Pleasure

Self-Portrait of the Artist as Smoker

Dr. Daniel Seidman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Addictive Spell, Pleasure, Chemical Addiction, Artist, Smoking, Unpleasure, Withdrawal, Nicotine Addiction, Cigarette Smoking Addiction, Addiction and Recovery, Smoking Habit, Smoking Addiction, Addiction to Smoking, Healthy Living News
Dr. Daniel Seidman

Addicts under the addictive spell of smoking always have a reason or an excuse to smoke, whether these make sense or not. The real question is whether they truly believe their lives will be better if they free themselves from the familiar thrall that smoking reliably provides them.

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Why Should I Pay for Your Skiing Accident?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.09.2012

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Paul Abrams

You could not have gone skiing at all. You could have been less aggressive on the slopes. You could have confined yourself to the nursery slopes. But, for your own pleasure, you came hurtling down the black diamond slopes and destroyed your ankle, and I am paying for it.

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Have a Valentine Love Affair With Your Self

Donna Henes | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Valentine, Play, Self-Love, Self-Awareness, Self-Confidence, Pleasure, Passion, Self-Esteem, Valentine's Day, Love, Joy, Happiness, Self-Help, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

A great way to pamper yourself with the attention and affection that we all crave -- that we lavish on others but never think to give to ourselves -- is to have a love affair with your Self.

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WHY I DON'T GIVE A DAMN

Debra Ollivier | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Pleasure, French, Older Women, Flirtation, Cougars, The Balanced Life, Love, Sex, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

By the time we hit fifty most of us stop caring so much what so many people think of us. We flip our middle fingers at the shoulds and shouldn'ts that used to tyrannize us. We focus on the essential.

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Are You Really 'Living' Life?

Peter Baksa | Posted 12.25.2011

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Peter Baksa

Most of us seek happiness to feel we've lived our lives. It's one of the most sought after states, most spoken about and still remains one of the vaguest ones.

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Spiritual Sex in an Increasingly Virtual World

Suzie Heumann | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Neurochemicals, Pleasure, Suzie Heumann, Touch, Marc Polansky, Neural, Virtual Worlds, Spiritual Sex, Style News
Suzie Heumann

Most modern Americans have a very low capacity for pleasure. I don't just mean sex. I mean being tactile, receiving touch, feeling the wind rush past your body, swimming, getting in bed at night and rolling around in your clean sheets for a few minutes.

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Yom Kippur: A Glimpse Into The Next World

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 12.05.2011

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Rabbi Adam Jacobs

As the Mishna reminds us: "This world is a corridor to the next. Prepare yourself in the corridor so that you may enter the banquet hall."

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The Connection Between Sexual Pain and Pleasure

Wendy Strgar | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Pleasure, Passion, Relationships, Human Sexuality, Love, Healthy Sexuality, Style News
Wendy Strgar

The relationship between pain and pleasure in human sexuality is as profound as it is complex. It is a polarity that lives in each of us and deserves our curiosity.

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Why Orgasm, Vodka, Marijuana Feel So Good

npr.org | By David J. Linden | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Dopamine, Drug Addiction, Neuroscience, Sex Addiction, David Linden, Alcohol Addiction, The Compass of Pleasure, Pleasure, Johns Hopkins, Books News

What does it really mean for the brain to experience pleasure? That's the question neuroscientist David Linden asks in his new book "The Compass of Pl...

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Retributive Justice And Restorative Justice

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 07.03.2011

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Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

There is a difference been retributive justice, which gives us a primal sense of pleasure, and restorative justice, which is about our responsibilities as we try move forward.

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Balanced Life -- Get More Bang for Your Happiness Buck: Revel in Anticipation.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pleasure, Psychology, Anticipation, Mindfulness, Fun, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

My younger daughter got me thinking about the importance of anticipation to happiness. She is so very excited about her birthday tomorrow -- she was ...

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Last Minute V-Day Gifts

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

You're now officially feeling the heat -- not from the red hot, passionate romance you've been stoking, but that annual pressure to come up with the best Valentine's Day present ever.

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The Secret Key To Happiness

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joe Robinson

If there's one thing that people around the world agree on, it's that being happy beats being miserable. But what exactly makes us happy?

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Why You Don't Want to Be Happy

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Unhappiness, Pleasure, Depression, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

In the wake of exploring the new field of positive psychology, which led to a book on how to be happy, I had a nagging thought in the back of my mind....

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I'll Have What She's Having: How Mirror Neurons and Music Increase Pleasure

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suzie Heumann

Do you have music playing when you make love? I hope you do so let's assume you do. Do you notice that you like to put on the same play list, over and over, at least some of the time? The one you remember having the best lovemaking to?

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Optimism Or Overconfidence?

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Normal, Freud, Work, Meaning of Life, Overconfidence-Bias, Optimism, Economy, Prosperity, Viktor Frankl, Women in Finance, Pleasure, Power, Probabilities., Adler, Business News
Blythe McGarvie

Optimism is an attitude. Overconfidence is an error in calculating statistical probabilities. As you think about the value of being optimistic, I encourage you to make a distinction between optimism and overconfidence.

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Peace: P.E.A.C.E.

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Susan Corso

Maybe it's time we started associating pleasure with peace? I think so.

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No BS Theory of Life: Pain And Holiday Blues Are Money In The Bank

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert Lanza, M.D.

The goal of life is life. Every impulse and thought is a device developed toward that end. Even poetry and art reflect our humanity and are impelled by instincts -- fear and powerlessness, association and love.

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Make Yourself More Attractive In 2 Minutes

John Selby | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Selby

However, if you take charge of your own mind and moods, and actively shift into positive loving thoughts, as well as heart-felt emotions, you'll look relatively beautiful or handsome.

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Dream Your Way to Success in 2010

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dreams, New Year's Resolution, Predictions, Success, Dream Interpretation, Relationships, Conflict, Health, Pleasure, Relaxation, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Anne Hill

Just like dressing for success puts our best foot forward, dreaming for success can help us achieve our biggest goals this year.

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What's Happiness Got To Do With It .. Women, Life and Pleasure? Try the Tantric Approach!

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Elsbeth Meuth

Happiness is a state of being! And how did I arrive at that state of being? For me it occurred through two major life experiences that woke me up.

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Enlightened Sex: Women's Tantric Breathing And Orgasm

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suzie Heumann

Breathing doesn't seem very sexy but it's the key to orgasmic pleasure and self-empowerment for women and to lasting longer for men. Oxygen is what delivers the 'O' in Orgasm.

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Pleasure Fibers & Touch: Pleasuring Me Pleasures You

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Oxytocin, Suzie Heumann, Sensual Massage, Mindfulness, Spiritual Sex, Sensual, Skin, Pleasure, Sexual, Touch, Nerve Endings, Fingertips, Dr. Daniel Amen, Tantric Sex, Sacred Sex, Healthy Living News
Suzie Heumann

Very recent studies indicate that in addition to the regular nerves we have buried in our skin there are some new types that have been discovered...They are purely pleasure fibers and have a direct route to the brain.

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Why Pleasure Doesn't Lead To Lasting Fulfillment

Gangaji | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Addiction, Fulfillment, Pleasure, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Inner Peace, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gangaji

Since the love of pleasure is natural to us all, why doesn't it lead to lasting fulfillment? The easy, and correct, answer is because pleasure doesn't last.

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Top 10 Reasons to Look Forward to Valentine's Day

Ethan Imboden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holidays, Top Ten, Relationships, Flowers, Pleasure, Porn, Hallmark, Pornography, Valentine, Jimmyjane, Romance, Chocolate, Sex, Sexual Relationships, Roses, Presents, Tips, Cards, Valentine?S Day, Top 10, Gifts, Love, Sexy, Style News
Ethan Imboden

Our modern Valentine's Day is still a holiday with benefits, some are just less obvious than others.

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