Sensual Service » Journal Prompts

Week of November 17th

luna — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:00:23 +0000

Does your Owner stand on courtesy? Do they use please and thank you with requests from you? How does it make you feel? Do you not take it as an order if it has please after it?
How do you find that gratitude changes your outlook? Does this affect your slavery at all?
“The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.” -Marquis de Sade
What personality traits have you found to be the most useful to you in your service?
How important is it to you that you accurately describe yourself or your dynamic? How do you feel about the following quote: “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” -Abraham Lincoln

luna — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:00:29 +0000

Do you ever get ‘down time’ or some time where you can choose how to relax? If so, what is your favorite way to spend it?
If you were not in your current situation… what would you want to do?
Do you believe people in general are honest with themselves? Is this something you strive for?
“Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself–your strengths and your limitations–in contrast to depending on affirmation from others.” -Judith M. Bardwick
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

luna — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:00:14 +0000

Does your owner have any influence over how you vote?
What is the greatest service you provide your master?
Do you believe you control your future by your choices, or do you believe in destiny/fate?
Can you experience sub space without physical pain?
“A slave’s life is mostly composed of patience and study. Yes, study. If not with actual books, then following the example of greater, senior slaves. Or learning every nuance of their owner’s character, so that they can more completely and seamlessly offer themselves at the right time and in the right manner.” Laura Antoniou

luna — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:12:20 +0000

“Security is mostly a superstition…Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.” -Helen Keller
“For me, D/s is a graded endeavor. There are definitive levels of achievement. There is an unacceptable level of performance. Effort is not enough to make the grade.” -Sir C
What would you like to accomplish in the next year? Have you started working towards these goals already?
Are you allowed alone time? Do you have it scheduled in your routine or is it as needed? What do you do if you have alone time?
If you have a list of rules, how often are they sorted through and changed or added too?

luna — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:05:56 +0000

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What aspect of your life is hardest to surrender control over?
Has surrender given you ‘new eyes’ to view your world?
What resources do you have in your service-based arsenal? What would you recommend for domestics, cooking, cleaning and other forms of service?
How many M/s dynamics have you been in?
When do you feel the most beautiful?

luna — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:04:19 +0000

What is one thing you have taught or are teaching your Dom?
How do you handle correction or punishment from the one you serve? What is the worst punishment you have received?
“How will you become a clear mirror if you resent being polished?” -Rumi
If, over the years, your owner discovered his morals in one particular area were different than he originally thought- and they were different than your own, how would you feel? How important is it to you than your ethics match your owner’s?
How do you define monogamy? Does it leave room for play with others, or entertaining thoughts of future threesomes?

luna — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:00:04 +0000

Does your Owner discipline you as a part of maintenance even if you have been good?
If the govenment brought back real and legal slavery, would you sign yourself over to your Owner as his/her slave?
What is your opinion of alcohol or drugs in a D/s relationship or part of a scene? Are you of sound judgement if you are under the influence?
How do you juggle work, family and submission? What is the hardest part?
“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” - Orison Swett Marden

luna — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:00:26 +0000

Are there any goals you hope to accomplish within the next year? Are there any from the last year you have not been able to do yet but still want to accomplish?
’Think simple’ as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.” -Frank Lloyd Wright
Would you serve someone who’s morals and ethics did not match your own in all areas?
“Top results are reached only through pain. But eventually you like this pain. You’ll find the more difficulties you have on the way, the more you will enjoy your success.” -Juha “the Cruel” Väätäinen
Do you have any specialized service skills such as high tea service, Japanese Tea ceremony, foot massage, etc?

luna — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:00:05 +0000

Do you feel the desire to please, or obey, or a combination of both? Can either of these desires work to your detriment?
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Leonardo da Vinci
Do you question yourself often? How do you lay those doubts to rest?
What personal hygiene acts do you perform or assist your Owner with?
How do you define failure? How does your owner define failure?

luna — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:00:51 +0000

From jakeskajira on FetLife.com: If you were to have to explain why M/s relationships are valid, healthy and functioning… how would you describe it and explain your logic to others if you “had” too.
Do you know what a Butler’s book is? Do you use one as a part of your service? If not, do you have a book to keep track of frequent guests’ preferences so that you can cater to their needs and desires each time they visit?
What are some of the more unique things you do to please your Owner?
What are some of the unique things the two of you share?
What are some of the unique tasks that you done for you Owner?