The occasion of D/s is one which calls for Me to show up, to rally, and to want. On good days Domination is a work of art, a creative masterpiece running the show in the name of desire! On low days Domination is a list with no end and nothing inspiring to be found. On low days I’ve got to trust my submissive will lend me their energy, their wants, and that they’ll lift me up to inspired heights in order to maintain this relationship made of boundaries and expectations, agreed upon tension and position, which gives each of us a place to receive and offer deep connection.

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I remember how each morning when we showered together I was asked to sit at the feet of my former Dom… Rain from their body hit me haphazardly as I tried to stay in the elusive stream enough to stay warm. Each time I kneeled I was immersed with feelings. At first I hated it. I felt uncomfortable and small. It challenged my pride. Water hit my face and eyes at angles both uncomfortable and seemingly inescapable. I was colder than I wanted to be on that hard frigid shower floor. How long would the moment last? Why did I have to spend my shower time this way?

With time and repetition though, I found treasure in the act. I began to feel my place there—it had become my place through sheer will, a desire to be good, and practice making it so. The once disgruntled motion became a comfort, both emotionally and within my sensual body. I learned to find spots where I would remain warmer, where water wouldn’t splash up my nose or sting my eyes. I also didn’t simply get better at this thing I disliked, but I began to crave moments in that place encircling my beloved’s calves and feet.

On days when we had argued I found solace and connection there. On neutral days the time to meditate and ground my person was enough. When we were doing well it was like swimming in an ocean of love on waves of adoration.

If there was ever a time when my Dominant partner forgot or didn’t command that I kneel, I felt unsteady. Perhaps my love had also been forgotten? Was this ritual not meaningful to them—and if it was meaningful, what truly did it mean to not be asked for service that day? I pined for the meditation time and ritual which opened my heart. I missed that minute knowing my place.

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These days I build such structures for others to fill with their devotion. My acts invest, teach, challenge, help bolster, and push or pull on a submissive… I ask that my submissive partner meet me where I work and play, that they create alongside me in reaction to my offerings. I construct space for meaning to be jointly made. We all need meaning.

There are ways to Dominate which wear or tear down. Those who wish to “break” the object of their interest and who drool thinking of the moment they get to “rebuild”, often navigate their relationships through wearing and tearing. This is not my way. It isn’t my nature. I Dominate through investment, through building a sub up, requiring quality and thoughtfulness, striving for responses which accomplish excellence and honor, honesty, and vulnerability as an asset and recognized strength. I move slowly. It is not exciting until it is. Mundane tasks and trials are transmuted into gestures of love in due time, when my submissive is truly ready to serve me. This type of trust cannot be built quickly.

Is there a time to put someone in their place as I Dominate? Of course. There are moments where punishment of some sort, a more rigid push in the direction of discomfort, and displeasing tasks keep a submissive partner on the right track, progressing as I wish. If love/adoration/relationship was always comforting and pleasant, it would not be needed. We can comfort ourselves when we must. To be driven to our edges and back, expanding understanding of what feels right, what brings us pleasure in alien ways, or can be born of discovery with new accomplishments: this is why we need beloveds in our lifetimes.

To be asked to arise is invitation to journey from what is not yet proven, into an abyss of creation. Come to this place for me. Let us hold hands and discover what unfolds as we jump, what boundaries dissipate, what new insights and possibilities are to be gained…

Arise devotion.
Arise desire.
Arise potential.
Arise love.
Arise knowing.
Arise newness
Arise strength.
Arise meaning.
Arise seduction.
Arise wisdom.
Arise.
Arise with me.
Arise so that we may both travel higher,
Arise…

Play On My Friends,
~ Creature

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