O Body swayed to music,
O brightening glance
How can we know the dancer
from the dance?
- W.B. Yeats -
Sexuality is not something we do, but it’s part of who we are. We are physical, intellectual, emotional, sexual and spiritual individuals, and all parts are equally important. To consider sexuality as energy, a state of being, rather than a state of activity, helps us bring our sexuality and our sexual expression back within ourselves.
Part of my challenge with sexuality is to explore what healthy sexuality is and to decide what my values and behaviors are going to be. I am responsible only for taking care of myself; it is not up to me to decide sexual issues for others or for society. It is more than enough to know my own needs and how I will meet them. I can give myself permission to put sexuality in its rightful place. It is an important part of who I am, but only a part, not the whole.
