Breathing, Sex, they’re natural….

I’ve never had a head for space (although I can be spacey at times). I have a hard time imagining just how big the earth is, and how many people live here. If I threw a party and even a million of the earth’s 6.7 billion came, how many bags of chips would I need? How many bags of ice?  It’s amazing to think about all those people, all over the world, breathing, as natural as, well, sex. A big percentage of that 6.7 billion people has sex. Why is it then that sex can be such a problematic topic?

It can be tough to talk about sex no matter what age you are. Different cultures and communities have varied attitudes about sex education. Some may feel that less is better, and it’s not “proper” for girls to ask about sex, or for a woman to initiate sex. It wouldn’t be proper either for a woman to talk about intimate parts of her body with her sex partners.

Sex is here to stay (obviously, as our existence proves). And along with sex go the bacterial infections and viruses that are sexually transmitted. Chlamydia, herpes, HIV, take your pick of the many. They are passed from person to person, but they can be prevented and treated if we know about them, about how our bodies work and what to do when they don’t. Sex education is vital to the health of everyone. We take care of the rest of our bodies, so why not take care of our sexual “bits?” Let’s get on with it.

There may be challenges to it. For those of us dealing with current or past sexual abuse, sex can be tough to deal with.  We may feel sex is “wrong.” Physically, it may be painful. But change is possible. Recovery is possible. The cells in our bodies are always renewing themselves. We can use this knowledge to remind us that our spirits can renew themselves too.

Sex can be a healthy part of life. We should know about our bodies and enjoy them, however delicately or robustly we desire. Everyone should have this chance. All the billions of us who wish to be sexual.

- Janet 

This was posted on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm and is filed under Daily Moments, Spiritual and Emotional Health, Support . Feel free to respond, or trackback. Read our comments policy.

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