We have evolved in so many ways yet there is one area that most of Society can’t seem to grasp. And that is the importance of making Pleasure the most important part of our lives. In so many ways we still have the same puritanical beliefs that were prevalent in the 17th century. And the big question is why? We have evolved in so many ways and in so many ways that evolution has made our lives better. We have running water, toilets and are able to connect to people around the world in milliseconds.
Yet, when it comes to pleasure, we are still living in the dark ages. We continue to be told that anything that feels good is bad for you. The moralists and religious righteous keep trying to tell us that sex outside of marriage is wrong. They preach that watching porn--even though everyone in the scene you are watching has consented to performing--is sinful and is responsible for the downfall of society.
What is bringing down society is the anger that exists, the guilt and the shame that is felt from people as they live in conflict with their true desires of pleasure and feeling good. This is a vibrational universe. Everything has energy and like energy attracts to itself. When people are conflicted and angry then more things to feel bad about come into their experiences.
All anyone wants is to feel good and the ultimate reason why anyone does anything is because they think that doing that thing will eventually make them feel better. The problem is most actions they are taking are not aligned with their desires of feeling good but instead are aligned with morals and rights/wrongs that a moralistic society has imposed.
Time after time we hear of conflicted politicians and religious officials who commit acts that they say they are so against. I wrote a post a while back about what if you lived the life you really wanted and how to get into alignment with that life.
If you practice aligning with your desires and I am talking about all of them--not the ones that are politically correct or meet the approval of your parents and/or others--then you will feel what it is like to live in harmony with the Universe. As long as we continue to allow these puritan beliefs to affect our true desires then a conflicted and angry society will continue.
Religion is not the answer--alignment to feeling good is. A true desire--one that is aligned--never violates the rights of another. Also, aligned actions among other people are consensual--never forced. Again, alignment feels good, forced action does not.
It really is pretty simple--take actions that feel good, that are aligned and that are consensual. Once that happens feeling good will take precedence over everything. If it feels aligned/good, then do it. If it doesn't then don’t do it. Just make sure that you are using your own individual guidance system and not someone else’s to determine what feels good to you.
We are not here on this earth to feel bad. We are not here to struggle. We are here to thrive. Life is meant to feel good and should be fun and it is time we start to make that our primary focus.
--Aiden (and Jade) The Thriving Hedonists
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