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The Somatic Pleasure Declarations

Why Declarations Matter

Most people start their mornings in reaction—emails, stress, headlines, to-do lists, cruel self-talk, despair, and dismay.

By the time the day has begun, they’ve already surrendered authorship of their life. Words matter. The conversation we have with ourselves shapes our nervous system, our choices, and our relationships.

That’s why I’ve taken Jim Rohn’s classic “10 Things You Must Tell Yourself Every Morning” and translated them into Somatic Pleasure Declarations: daily practices that root your intentions in the body, not just in thought.

These are not affirmations to float in your head. They are invitations to feel, breathe, and embody. They anchor leadership, intimacy, and erotic sovereignty into your cells so that each day becomes a practice ground for the life you are here to create.

The Somatic Pleasure Declarations

I respond from sensation, not reaction.I breathe into the gap between stimulus and response, feel my body, and choose action from awareness rather than reflex.
I claim authorship of my pleasure and happiness. No partner, teacher, or circumstance owns my joy—I create it through the choices I make in my body and relationships.
My body writes a new story each day.Past traumas or limits don’t dictate today’s sensations; I allow touch, breath, and awareness to open new futures.
I expand through novelty and integration.Every embodied practice—whether playful, erotic, or primal—is an opportunity to grow, refine, and evolve.
I am prepared to meet intensity with presence.Opportunities come as sensation, arousal, or challenge; I stay alert and grounded so I can meet them fully.
My body is my lifelong teacher.I invest in breath, movement, touch, and awareness as ongoing education that no one can strip away.
I turn toward embodied solutions.Instead of looping in stories or problems, I experiment somatically—shifting breath, posture, or touch to create new outcomes.
I build legacy through intimacy and eros.Each act of conscious touch, every practice of sovereignty, contributes to a meaningful life and lasting impact.
I savor what is, while expanding into more.Gratitude lands through sensation—receiving pleasure now while still cultivating new edges of desire and capacity.
Today, I embody the self I am becoming.Each breath, each choice in touch and presence, is an opportunity to close the gap between who I am and who I am called to be.

Why This Matters

Declarations are only powerful if they move beyond words.

The Somatic Pleasure Declarations matter because they connect your intentions directly to your nervous system, your breath, and your erotic intelligence.

They rewire not just how you think, but how you feel, how you touch, and how you meet the world.

Practiced daily, they transform mornings from reaction into authorship, and transform life from survival into creation.

This is where success, intimacy, and sovereignty converge: not as ideas, but as lived experiences in your body.

Invitation

Tomorrow morning, before the day sweeps you away, pause.

Read these ten declarations aloud.

Breathe them into your body.

Let each word resonate as sensation.

Let them set the tone for how you lead, love, and live.

Start with the body. Lead with sensation. Build your legacy through eros.

Read the original on my Substack

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