But as a young teen, I naturally thought it was the masturbation itself that gave me that high experience. In all these years, I am learning that it is who I am, rather than what I do, that gives me the real pleasure. If we could only know how deserving we are of the highest love and connection with a mate, that behind the masks we wear, it is our naked selves that are exquisitely beautiful. No image we project could ever compare with our natural loveliness. No mistake we have ever made can erase our goodness.
Love is our birthright.
This is the deepest cure for sex addiction. Look for it at your favorite bookstore. Home Page Joyce and Barry Vissell, a nurse and medical doctor couple since 1964, are the authors of The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk To Be Healed, and The Heart's Wisdom. For a free newsletter from Barry and Joyce, further information on their books, tapes and training programs, or their schedule of talks and workshops.