Exile was last Friday night and was a hell of a success. Brent and his partner Todd did an amazing job pulling this off. The LeatherMagick Board (Heather, Cinimin, Saskia, Issac and Becca) did a great job of getting people there. Janet was fantastic in supporting the event even with bar prep and back to school. I have never been referred to as a testicle before but apparently it was a good thing and we managed to pull off the event. I won't have an exact number for LM until the BBQ but I am sure it will be a large one.
So now that I am in the post event recovery mode before we finalize everything for the LeatherMagick Goodwill BBQ.
I really enjoy what Laura Antinoiou has to say and her recent speech at the 19th Anniversary of GWNN
July 20, 2012 Austin, TX was yet another example of her making a community think. It can be found here: http://blog.lantoniou.com/?page_id=1861
The section that hit home for me is quoted below:
"Instead, protect your real lifestyle – not composed of ritual and habit and modes of dress and play and speech – but the style of your life that exists without any trappings whatsoever, your morals, ethics, your personal values and truths. Remind yourself that in order to become dignified, you should life a life of dignity. In order to earn respect, you must be respectful. In order to attract people around you who value loyalty, you must be a true and loyal friend and ally. In order to be taken seriously as a leader, you must…lead. These things will not come naturally and they won’t always be easy. Sometimes, you have to pretend you are better mannered than you feel like you truly are, inside. But enough time spent pretending you have good manners…guess what happens?
You become polite."
I have felt guilty about stepping back. Guilty that I haven't "correctly attired" my partner. That I am not a "good" enough submissive to him. You know what. I shouldn't. I know, there are people that have been telling me that for years but it is finally hitting home.
On other notes, I am hunting for a 5K to be able to set as a goal this spring. Here's to getting back in shape.
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