We traditionally think of the brain as the command center of our lives, sending messages to the rest of our bodies and controlling our thoughts, behaviors, emotions and desires. Except, it turns out that when it comes to the heart, it’s the other way around.
Your heart sends more messages to the brain, then your brain does to your heart. This surprised me, turned my view of what I’d learn about basic brain biology upside and made me think:...
Posted by Tinamarie Bernard on Dec 8, 2011 in
Poetry |
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Nowadays, to call oneself a courtesan seems blasphemous to the herstorical truth of what that once meant, considering the delight to which Hafiz hints. In this Persian sages words, though pleasure certainly appears had by shy men and women alike, emphasis on a woman’s poetic skills seems to have mesmerized as much as her maidenly form. When I read his work, unschooled as I am in Sufism, I can’t help but wonder what divine truths does Hafiz...
Posted by Tinamarie Bernard on Dec 1, 2011 in
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To those with the heart of a poet, our world can sometimes feel increasingly oppressive until we are reminded of simple miracles. When Catholism’s greatest theologian and poet, the Italian-born Thomas Aquinas wrote, he did so prolifically and with the uncanny ability to present the sublime in simplest of terms.
One year as a Catholic school girl and nine years as the wife of a devout worshipper wasn’t enough to convert me to his faith;...
Posted by Tinamarie Bernard on Nov 26, 2011 in
Lustables |
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It’s confession time: I’ve not seen one Twilight movie nor read any of the books. It’s not that things that go hump in the night unaffect me, just that I prefer my supernatural fantasies to run amock more privately. Our collective fascination with the naughty bits of vampires, witches, succubi and such has haunted man(and women)kind since the advent of storytelling. Kristina Wright catapults upon our fascination with love bites in her...
Posted by Tinamarie Bernard on May 25, 2011 in
Society |
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“Women over forty have a very clear picture of who they ARE, but a distorted idea of what they actually LOOK like.” – Jillian Todd, photographer
One of the best-kept secrets of women’s lives is that as they age sex gets better. Breasts may sag, tummies may flab, and butts may drag, but none of that really matters in soft candlelight and a warm bed. There are other reasons why women become more willing and relaxed. With childbirth...
