Service Book of Days 2/1/10

v Outside my window… (weather, what do you hear, what do you see?)  is actually a chilly but clear night.

v my thoughts…are hopeful and excited.

v Today’s Quote… Often we don’t even realize who we’re meant to be because we’re so busy trying to live out someone else’s ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, November 2009
US actress & television talk show host (1954 – )

v i am thankful for…chocolate biscotti…yummy

v From my service training…(any skills, training etc; notes you want to share this week) Grace and inner peace.

v From the kitchen…(menu for the week, what are you cooking?)  nothing special this week.

v i am wearing…my workout clothes and my snuggly J  I love my snuggly

v i am creating…(crafts, sewing etc;)  I am a work of art being molded and formed by Master.

v my adventures this week…(where are you going this week?)  No adventures this week.    Fixing the house to sale.

v Becoming well read…(What are you reading this week?)  Nothing at the moment.  I am letting my mind rest.

v i manifest and co-create…(what are your hopes, dreams, and prayers this week) Peace and tranquility in my house and with my children.  I send out into the universe words of hope, faith, encouragement, and strength for my friends and family

v Today’s Melody…(what music are you listening to? even if it’s just the sound of a bird…) Sweet Thing by Rufus and Chaka Khan

v One of my favorite things… is to have a clean house.  I love coming home to things neat and tidy.

v further plans fror this week…Continuing to fix the house to sell.

v Still….life(share a picture you’ve taken OR a picture you found online that speaks to you)

Spring will be here soon

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Want to start something different for the new year.  Here are the directions:

Once a week on Monday you will respond to the above prompts.. more is better. Post your response on your blog or website.

Mention my blog (service savoir faire) and offer a link back to the main page of the blog. This way others can participate in the project as well!   www.servicesavoirfaire.blogspot

So now that you know how, please feel free to join me. 🙂

We All Live Under Glass

Kibble Palace at the Botanic Gardens in GlasgowI was talking about the article I posted on Wednesday and the follow up article written by the same person (it is pretty good too). He was at the party and thought it was a good article, but was disturbed that a private event was reported on. That got me to thinking. My response was that we were always under observation.

We all live under glass.

Every day, every where, we are all being watched. At work, at play we are surrounded. People are watching us and judging us. In the past, gossip would be the means that this information was spread. People talk. When we got together, stories would be told. Usually the tales told were the truth, sometimes creative interpretations, but sadly sometimes these  yarns were  maliciousness. The difference is that today we have Twitter, Facebook, and FetLife to gather around and spread our stories. Life is more public than ever.It will get out, even if we don’t want it to.

We all live under glass.

Watch what you do.

It will be seen.

People will talk. They always have.

Yes character counts, that is true. But people cannot see your character. They can only see what you do. People are not mind readers, they will not see your true intentions, cannot know what is in your heart. This goes for your friends, your slave, and your enemies. You friends will love what you do, your enemies will try to twist it. Your actions will speak louder than your words. Be consistent, don’t be erratic in your actions. You can and will out live the malicious attacks of those that try to twist your words.

Try always to act in a way that is true to yourself and you will do fine. Remember:

We all live under glass.

MV

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Daily Texan Writes Nice About Lifestylers

I found this article in the Daily Texan written by a novice with a negative view of the BDSM Community.

Bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism — these are the many faces of the loaded BDSM acronym. But as multifaceted and large as the BDSM community is, the majority of us never actually encounter it in real life.

I think my earliest introduction to the BDSM lifestyle came from the gimp in “Pulp Fiction” and the dominatrix in “Shortbus,” and neither character made me think very highly of the subculture. Not to mention the years of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” marathons, which taught me that BDSM is sexual perversion wherein selfish, deranged men torture women. So when I decided to see for myself what BDSM culture was like, I was more than a little bit nervous about the possible naivete of my plan.

A quick Google query of “Austin, BDSM” took me to CentralTexasKink.org, a clearinghouse Web site where I was able to find a few local groups aimed at beginners in the BDSM lifestyle, including The Next Generation and Austin Voyagers.

I would really suggest you read the rest. Particularly if you have never attended a public gathering of Kinksters. I found it amusing that she spent 45 minutes looking for the kinky folks. As a bonus for me, I know some people in the area so it is nice to have a frame of reference. lol.

MV

Service Book of Days 1/25/10

v Outside my window… (weather, what do you hear, what do you see?)  is rain and wind.  It wasn’t too bad though as the warmth of the higher temps felt great.

v my thoughts…are hopeful and excited.

v Today’s Quote… I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Anna Freud
Austrian psychoanalyst & psychologist (1895 – 1982)

I sometimes rue being the one to have to be strong all the time but it is this strength that has enabled me to live the life I am living now.  Those times when I was looking for others to take over were the times my life was not my own.

Being Master’s slave takes strength and confidence to live truly as his slave.

v i am thankful for…butter pecan ice cream and chocolate syrup

v From my service training…(any skills, training etc; notes you want to share this week) Grace and inner peace.

v From the kitchen…(menu for the week, what are you cooking?)  grilled steak with rice and sautéed peppers, spaghetti, porkchops with string beans and leftovers J

v i am wearing… a maroon square necked blouse with ruffles around the neckline and pinstripe black pants.

v i am creating…(crafts, sewing etc;)  I am a work of art being molded and formed by Master.

v my adventures this week…(where are you going this week?)  No adventures this week.    Fixing the house to sale.

v Becoming well read…(What are you reading this week?)  I just bought a new book by Don Miguel Ruiz called The Mastery of Love.  I look forward to delving into it.

v i manifest and co-create…(what are your hopes, dreams, and prayers this week) Peace and tranquility in my house and with my children.

v Today’s Melody…(what music are you listening to? even if it’s just the sound of a bird…) You’re My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration by Teddy Pendagrass.

v One of my favorite things… is to have a clean house.  I love coming home to things neat and tidy.

v further plans fror this week…Continuing to fix the house to sell.

v Still….life(share a picture you’ve taken OR a picture you found online that speaks to you)

I love this pic.  I sometimes forget that my path can go much easier when I remember that I am not alone.

Want to start something different for the new year.  Here are the directions:

Once a week on Monday you will respond to the above prompts.. more is better. Post your response on your blog or website.

Mention my blog (service savoir faire) and offer a link back to the main page of the blog. This way others can participate in the project as well!   www.servicesavoirfaire.blogspot

So now that you know how, please feel free to join me. 🙂

Congratulations Master Obsidian and slave namaste – Update

This post is being updated to offer further congratulations from the House of Void to Master Obsidian and slave namaste as they have won the title of IMsl 2010.    Woohooo!!!  The community will be very well represented by both of them.

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This weekend was SWLC .  At the conference was held competition for the South West Master/slave.   The House of Void would like to congratulate Master Obsidian and His slave namaste (House Obsidian) on winning the competition to be the 2010 SW Master/slave title holder.

Very well deserved and it is assured that the SouthWest will be very well represented.

Master Void and esclave