Journal Prompt #19 - Greatness

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.

Shaking the Sugar Tree: Nurturing Ourselves…

The summer has been so busy with family matters and trips that my butterfly garden has gone untouched – a lot!  I love it and think it is so beautiful and feel the need to show it off proudly to everyone.  However, in its current state I am a bit embarrassed to show it and feel guilty on my lack of caring.  It is a less than outstanding example of love and attention and a wonderful reminder that "we reap what we sow".

Journal Prompt #18 - Music

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.

From Master's Desk: No Role to Drop

I've seen it said repeatedly that when things get twisted, when Life seems to have overwhelmed them, people drop their "roles" and just talk, which begs the question - Did they not talk before? Just recently I ripped to tiny pieces an article I had printed out because he kept referring to every aspect of the Lifestyle as role-play, and for our Family that is simply not what it is. Role-play is when I dress them in their schoolgirl outfits and bend them over my desk and, as the Dean, spank them for being such naughty little brats. My being Master and them being slaves are not roles that we play; it is who we are. We communicate constantly and within that communication needs, desires, as well as trouble spots come out and are discussed. For people who claim to live this Lifestyle 24/7 to say that they drop their roles at anytime makes me wonder how much fantasy their life is or what kind of Master the Master really is. 24/7 means all the time and if you are having issues maintaining that then perhaps you are trying to live the accoutrements and not the deeper Life, and if that works for you, then role-play away.

Journal Prompt #17 - Imagination

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Journal Prompt #16 - Reflecting

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From Master's Desk: Two Breeds of Master

Masters like an air of mystery about them. They like to appear stoic with a tough exterior. After all, they are dominants, bad asses in control with whips and chains, house manuals and protocols. They are their own person, not afraid to claim that they follow no one else’s rules but their own. Each one is different; each one unique. They are masters, hear them roar.

Journal Prompt #15 - Better Yourself

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Journal Prompt #14 - Qualities

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From Master's Desk: Mind Over Matter

We pull out of our driveway every weekday morning at 7:30 burdened with briefcases and overflowing cups of coffee. So do our neighbors. Saturday we cut grass and trim the hedges. So do our neighbors. We sit on the back porch laughing with friends, sit at our desk paying bills, and go on vacation fussing at the kids who have been cooped up in a car beyond tolerance level. So do our neighbors. Yet, unbeknownst to our neighbors we are not like them. We do not think of ourselves in terms of husband and wife – or in our case, wives – but rather as Master and slaves, and this our neighbors do not do; at least, not that we’ve discovered, yet.

Spanking

Softly it starts
Soft and sweet, slappy taps
Playing upon my buttocks
Tempting me to greater intensity..

Ropes

Your fingers trace my flesh
As you bend me to your will
The softness of your smile
Hides the danger of the kill

I Want to Speak

Slender manicured fingers from her hand reach out and begin to
depress each of the hard buttons.
She knows what she wants.

Quotes and Sayings: Jealousy

Osho Quotes on Jealousy

1. Jealousy is comparison. And we have been taught to compare, we have been conditioned to compare, always compare. Somebody else has a better house, somebody else has a more beautiful body, somebody else has more money, somebody else has a more charismatic personality. Compare, go on comparing yourself with everybody else you pass by, and great jealousy will be the outcome; it is the by-product of the conditioning for comparison.

Shake the Sugar Tree: Soft Skills

Soft skills are really the hard skills… how few of us have them mastered (ha! at my pun on words there).  Most of the time you hear this term used in the work environment and we do not think to turn it towards our personal life.  Each of us could benefit on a brush up on how to implement them into serving our Masters.

“Soft skills” is a term relating to a collection of personal, positive attributes and competencies that enhance your relationships, job performance, and value to the market.

Quotes and Saying: Look for....

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for the beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with knowledge that you are never alone - Audrey Hepburn

Shake the Sugar Tree: Feminine grace

Master is working on a piece with the three of us on how to be more ladylike with our speech and keeping us always in the mindset of our relationship.  I can truthfully say that my Master loves all sides of a woman… from elegant to naughty.  However, there is a time and place for things.

Notes to self: Preparing Your Body for a Session

When you know you're going to be with your Master, it can be difficult to concentrate on anything else.

I believe in pink....

"I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner, I believe in kissing, kissing a lot, I believe in being strong even when everything seems to be going wrong, I believe that happy girls are the prettiest, I believe that tomorrow is another day and, I believe in miracles." - Audrey Hepburn

3 Questions to Ask Before Taking on a Mentee

It's rewarding to become a mentor. But you can't take every young upstart under your wing. Ask yourself these three questions to choose the right protégé:

Shake the Sugar Tree: How Can I Show My Master I Care?

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Shake the Sugar Tree: Know What your Master Expects of you

Even if you know your rules and any assignments given to you by your Master, you may not always know everything your Master expects of you. Every Master has unspoken expectations.

Journal Prompt #13 - Self Esteem

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.

Shake the Sugar Tree: Speak No Ego and Be No Ego

To be more service-oriented, as a slave or part of a polyamorous family, we need to dump any self-importance we may have built up and remember that our value to our Master and family comes from the good things we make happen for them. We need to get out of the way of ourselves.

to Master: i wanna hold Your hand

Holding hands may seem like an innocent gesture, but they show more than a simple interlocking of fingers. Your hands are one of the most essential parts of your body: you build with them, feed with them, hold with them, touch with them, and fight with them; they are the tools of the human body. To take a hold of another’s hand is to break from living individually. It is to link yourself to another being, to momentarily entwine your life with another’s, to promise, for a moment, that you need not face the world alone. More simple, more aesthetically naive than other forms of affection, i.e. kissing, hugging, sexing…, the act of holding hands is often trivialized in its true implications. As the Beatles once said “I want to hold your hand.”

I love Your hands.

Quotes and Saying - babygirl layers

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.” — Anaïs Nin

If you want to be a slave.

Was sorting through all my document files today when I found this little pearler. It was sent to me quite some time ago. Here now for your pleasure, re-written but unedited. Not sure who the original author is, but it's just "so romantic", I thought it deserved a re-run.

to Master: at Your feet

Master,

I look into Your eyes and know that everything is alright - i love Your eyes - i get lost in them when You are looking at me.

I know You did not bring me to You to drown - i have trust that You will always catch me when i slip too deep and pull me back to safety - at Your feet.

Yours forever,
bg

Poems: The Strength of a Man

The strength of a man
isn't seen in the width
of his shoulders.
It's seen in the width
of his arms that circle you..

The strength of a man
isn't in the deep tone
of his voice.
It's in the gentle
words he whispers...

The strength of a man
isn't how many buddies he has.
It's how good a buddy
he is with his kids...

The strength of a man isn't
in how respected he is at work.
It's in how respected
he is at home...

The strength of a man
isn't in how hard he hits.
It's in how tender
he touches...

The strength of a man
isn't in the hair on his chest.
It's in his Heart,
that lies within his chest...

The strength of a man
isn't how many women he's loved.
It's in can he be
true to one woman...

The strength of a man
isn't in the weight he can lift.
It's in the burdens
he can carry...


© July 15, 1999
Jacqueline Marie Griffiths

Shake the Sugar Tree: Becoming a Better you

What does it mean to become a better you?  First, you need to understand that your Master wants you to become all that you can be.  Second, it is imperative that you realize that your Master will do His part, but you must do your part as well.  To become a better you, you must:

·         Keep pressing forward.

·         Be positive toward yourself.

·         Develop better relationships.

·         Form better habits.

·         Embrace the place where you are.

·         Develop your inner life.

·         Stay passionate about life.

Take each one of the above and write about how you can take your Master’s desires and wishes of you and become a better you.  The fears of not meeting up to those desires and wishes can be very scary.  It takes courage to ask questions of yourself and to delve deeper into the whys of being a submissive and how your choices will help you become a better “you”.   By following through on your list you have already accomplished part of the first item on list – smiles!

~zecrets   

i want to speak...

Slender manicured fingers from her hand reach out and begin to depress each of the hard buttons.

She knows what she wants.

It was 8:00pm  He is waiting.

Each long finger goes down on the keypad, craving it.

She knows He is waiting.  The radio is on.  The song they are playing seems unusually sad to her.

She dials a little faster now.  Anticipation makes her nipples hard.  Her breath is heavy and labored.  Would He be waiting?

The last number quickly goes through.

His voice seems to shake when He says, “Yes you may cum, cum for Me now.”

He hears only the sound of the receiver hitting the floor and the sweetness of her scream of release for Him.

Poems: Grace

Grace…

Why do I dream of being a slut?

Of being used by You

But not having my own needs satisfied

Why does the thought of

Being unworthy

Fill me with such pride

Longing to feel pain

Given to Your pleasure

Received with grace.

Why do I dream being tied down?

Not able to move a limb

Being control at the mercy of You

Why does this appeal?

Freeing my mind

Fulfilling my wants

Taking away my fears

There for You to take

Accepting with grace

Why do I dream of humiliation?

Of being unworthy of love

Yet knowing I am loved and wanted

Degradation

Head bowed eyes cast down

Lowest of the low

Not worthy of You

But only in my mind

Humbled in grace

Why do I dream of punishment?

For the slightest misdemeanor

Wanting to take pain disciplined by Your hand

Fearing the pain

But longing for it

Fearing Your wrath

But looking for it

Fear and pleasure entwine

Submitting with grace

~zecrets 2010

Poems: You’ve Got me

You’ve Got me

Turn around and see me

Letting my eyes linger over every part of You.

See the way You make me weak whenever You are near.

You will know that You’ve got me under a spell

That no amount of good sense or wisdom

Can seem to break.

I’m living my life, a life I once considered

Good enough, happy enough…

But now all I can feel is my need for You,

The need to be with You… to let You know

That You have me,

My heart beats only for You.

And with the ache of all this wanting,

All I can think of are the questions….

If only You knew, could we discover

The ecstasy that lovers often talk of

Though few ever feel?

If only You knew, would You love me too?

The secret is out, let the world know

How I once feel for a bright spot in the sky,

The one gem in a world to filled with ordinary objects.

I can’t go back to ordinary, not after this.

A part of me will always want a part of You…

Will always try to grab a hold of a light

Shining through darkness.

Turn around to see my eyes linger over You,

And You will see the truth and beauty

Of the way I care.

Just look at me and You will know

You’ve got me.

~zecrets - 2005

Quotes and Saying: Maya Angelou.... i love her quotes!

I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life....

I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

~~Fears~~

A Master’s Grace – understanding and unconditional love when His babygirl is growing in all areas.  Below is an excerpt from a handwritten letter to my Master… it was written many years ago but you can still see the tear stains on the paper.  I have also, with His permission, included parts of His response to me on my words written – my fears.

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Quotes and Saying: Helplessness

I have fallen to my knees unable to rise, what kind of trap is this? What kind of chains has tied my hands and feet? It is so strange, so wonderful this helplessness of mine -- Rumi

Quotes and Saying - Not a Sexaul Thing

"A riding crop and a blindfold doesn't make it BDSM. There is a big difference between being kinky and being in the scene. It's not a sexual thing to me, it's a very spiritual thing." - DominaBlue

Quotes and Saying: My Attitude - My Life - My Rules

‎" When you are up in life, your friends get to know who you are. But when you are down in life, you get to know who your friends are".

Quotes and Saying: My Attitude - My Life - My Rules

"If you want something, don't wish for it. Life is too short to wait."

Quotes and Saying: My Attitude - My Life - My Rules

"The worst feeling isn't being lonely but being forgotten by someone you can't forget."

Journal Prompt #12

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.

Journal Prompt #12 - Write about one thing in lifestyle that you really feel is not properly managed, or you feel outraged about when you think of it. Do you feel that there is any hope of an improved solution?

Journal Prompt #11

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.

Journal Prompt #11 - If you could design one room in your house to suit only your needs, what would it look like?

Quotes and Saying: Count your blessings

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward with the life that was intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.- Og Mandino

Quotes and Saying: Respect

“Just as you want the man in your life to love you unconditionally, even when you’re not

Journal Prompt #10

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Note to Self: Turning your focus....

Note to Self:  Each day, you might want to ask yourself what your Master needs.  Even if you don't have a clear answer some days, turning your focus back on the one you serve will help you to forget about how tired you are or how much you simply want to just watch TV.

Journal Prompt #9

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Shake the Sugar Tree: Are you Essential or Non-essential?

I work in a retail ecommerce environment in the Human Resources Department.  All of the departments not associated with dealing directly with the customers are normally off the day of holidays or the day after with the exception of Black Friday.  On Black Friday, we are required to have at least the bare minimal of staff working for part of the day while the departments dealing with Customer Service are needed the full day.  Normally my team shows up on this day, after doing all of our early morning shopping, to encourage the team working with moral support or snacks to keep them motivated while functioning through one of the busiest days of the year. 

Journal Prompt #8

Thinking of what to write is the most difficult part of keeping a regular personal journal. Feel free to use the following prompt to help you keep a better journal.