How to Invest in Your Sexuality
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How to Invest in Your Sexuality

W Walker Thornton 3 min read

I was so excited to find myself in the top 5 Sex Superblogging Heroes for 2014. I was even more thrilled when Kinkly decided to award $100 to each of the five runner-ups to match the contest sponsor’s, Lelo, $500 award to the top Sex Blogger.

I was so excited to find myself in the top 5 Sex Superblogging Heroes for 2014. I was even more thrilled when Kinkly decided to award $100 to each of the five runner-ups to match the contest sponsor’s, Lelo, $500 award to the top Sex Blogger.

In this article Appreciation of the BodyInvesting in Your Sex LifeCouple's Activities

I started thinking about how I might spend that $100. I could pay bills, repair that scratch on the car fender, or I could invest that money in my work—me.

I write for the mainstream, midlife adult. So, my nomination is an acknowledgement by those who read my articles and voted for me. My readers are mostly middle-aged women (and a smattering of men) who want to know more about sexual health; women who want to embrace their sexuality and maybe need a nudge; and women who need to know that others have the same joys and challenges. One of the things I regularly talk about is the importance of taking the time to celebrate our bodies. So, I’m using the money to follow my own advice!

I’m going to invest the $100 in my sexuality. Just as sex has no expiration date, neither should our commitment to our needs and honoring ourselves. We can do this in several ways.

Appreciation of the Body

Investing in Your Sex Life

Couple's Activities

A note about couples’ activities: remember that this is an exercise for you to invest in your sexuality. It is perfectly okay to be a bit selfish. My experience as a midlife woman, mother, and former wife was that I did many things because of expectations or out of a sense of 'duty’ (old-school, I know). That often meant putting my needs behind those of others. If we’re going to work on our sexual selves, we must hold ourselves as worthy of this attention. When we value our own bodies and our sexual preferences, our communications about what we do and don’t want will create a more empowering sense of self. Now, that is sexy.


What would you do with $100 to invest in your sexy self?

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Walker Thornton

Walker Thornton is a 61-year-old sex writer, educator and public speaker. She has ranked in the Kinkly Sex Blogging Superheroes for the last three years. Walker has spoken at national sexuality conferences, speaking on midlife sexuality. She is a member of the Leadership Committee of the Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener University. Walker writes for Midlife Boulevard, Senior Planet and other websites and online magazines. You can connect with her on Facebook and Twitter....

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