Decalogues
Inspired by Vital Therapy
Decalogues on personal safety
- Self-improvement doesn’t mean becoming someone else, but becoming a better version of yourself.
- We can’t be the best at everything, but we can get better at everything.
- When you do what you must, you become who you want to be.
- First we believe we can, then we can because we believe.
- The paths to growth are action and reflection.
- Taking the risk of failure helps you take the next step.
- Mistakes make us fall, but learning helps us rise.
- After effort comes reinforcement.
- At the end of the ladder of failure lies the door to success.
- Many small things always add up to something great.
- We are children of our past, but also parents of our future.
- If we want to like our life story, we should improve our handwriting.
- Those who don’t live for something must live for someone.
- Just as no one is good at everything, no one is useless at everything.
- Develop your personal abilities and you’ll have more job opportunities.
- You can be happy without being successful, and you can be successful without being happy.
- Not having bad luck is already good luck.
- From weakness we give in; from strength we give generously.
- It’s possible to suffer without maturing, but not to mature without suffering.
- Man is not unhappy because he is bad — he is bad because he is unhappy.
Decalogues on love and relationships
- Be honest, but also sensible.
- Remember that what happens between two people is never the responsibility of just one.
- Selfishness in others can only be recognized through our own.
- Don’t try to make your partner understand you — try to understand your partner.
- Don’t confuse a forever relationship with being together all the time.
- Don’t confuse stability with routine.
- Relationships work better with reinforcement than with effort.
- A relationship can’t survive on sex alone — but it can’t survive without it either.
- Keep in mind that living together means making concessions.
- The couple that lasts is the couple that grows.
Decalogues on sexuality
- Always act according to the golden rule.
- Respect your partner’s golden rule.
- Create a shared sexual code that satisfies your Inner Child and aligns with your Adult self.
- Express your sexuality naturally and trust that your partner will do the same.
- Remember that everyone has their own model of gratification.
- Trust that your partner can achieve satisfaction according to their own model.
- The best way to enjoy sex is to pursue your own pleasure without forcing or neglecting your partner’s.
- Give credibility to what your partner says — if both of you follow the golden rule, there’s no reason to distrust each other’s feedback.
- Remember that sex should be neither selfish nor altruistic, but practiced with positive self-interest.
- Desire without a relationship is better than a relationship without desire.
PREREQUISITE: Apply the four points of the Golden Rule of sexuality:
- Don’t do anything you don’t want to do.
- Do everything you do want to do.
- Always act from genuine desire or when the relational climate encourages it.
- Act in accordance with your personal sexual values.
FIVE GUIDELINES THAT FACILITATE ORGASM AND HEALTHY SEXUAL FUNCTIONING:
- A good choice of romantic/sexual partner.
- Begin sexual play by surrendering to your sensations.
- Enjoy pleasure without focusing on orgasm.
- Keep in mind that orgasm requires time, dedication, and satisfaction.
- Remember that sexual satisfaction depends not only on your own capacity but also on compatibility with your partner.
FIVE MISTAKES THAT HINDER ORGASM AND HEALTHY SEXUAL FUNCTIONING:
- Having sex because you feel obligated.
- Doing things just because you think your partner likes them.
- Believing every sexual encounter must end in orgasm.
- Lack of spontaneity due to inhibitions and prejudices.
- Thinking that vaginal orgasm is the only valid one.
ATTITUDINAL SUMMARY:
Let yourself be carried by pleasure — it’s the easiest way to reach it.
PREREQUISITE: Apply the four points of the Golden Rule of sexuality:
- Don’t do anything you don’t want to do.
- Do everything you do want to do.
- Always act from genuine desire.
- Act in accordance with your personal sexual values.
FIVE GUIDELINES THAT FACILITATE ERECTION AND HEALTHY SEXUAL FUNCTIONING:
- A good choice of romantic/sexual partner.
- Start sexual play without worrying about getting an erection.
- Remember that if you do your best, that’s enough.
- Keep in mind that a partner is for sharing, not for competing.
- Enjoy pleasure without focusing on orgasm.
FACTORS THAT HINDER ERECTION AND HEALTHY SEXUAL FUNCTIONING:
- Having sex out of obligation.
- Doing things just because you think your partner will like them.
- Believing you have to measure up to your partner.
- Lack of spontaneity due to inhibitions and prejudices.
- Not being aware of your own limitations.
ATTITUDINAL SUMMARY:
If the erection goes away, let it — it’ll come back.