:: Edgeliving: Master Jim and slave marsha ::

:: Sunday, May 01, 2005 ::

Two Milestones

I want to take this opportunity to honor the two people who are in my service. Both slave marsha and ryan, my man in service, entered into my service on May 1st: slave marsha, 8 years ago and ryan, 1 year ago. I accepted slave marsha as my slave after 2 years of knowing her and only after months of thought and discussion about whether I wanted a slave. I also knew ryan for a long period of time prior to his coming into service. In fact, he was (and is) also a member of my immediate leather family.

Why did they both come into service on May 1st? While I believe the fact that they each entered my service on the 1st of May is not merely a coincidence, I can tell you that I did not plan it that way. I did not delay ryan's entry into service so that it would coincide with the date slave marsha entered into service. But since the Master/slave journey I have taken with slave marsha has survived through many difficulties, I also believe the date May 1st now has both symbolic and spiritual meaning for me, and without consciously realizing it, I was guided by the leather gods to take ryan into my service on the same day.

I must give special recognition at this time to slave marsha, for she has the battle scars to prove that she has been in service for an extended period of time. It is not only through her service to me, but more importantly, through her giving up complete control to me, that I have come to realize that an Owner with a slave like her is truly blessed. My model of Mastery is based upon complete control, and therefore, upon my complete responsibility. Those requirements are difficult to attain and sustain and require someone with a strong and true slave heart and spirit.

I also want to say that for both slave marsha and for ryan, this is not the celebration of an anniversary. As the name of this post states, it is the recognition of a milestone. I am most adamant (some would say too adamant) in not mixing elements of what I see to be indicators of a partnership with my Master/slave and man in service relationships. Therefore, there are no cards, there are no gifts, there are no celebratory dinners. Rather, there is a simple statement:

Thank you both for your service to me -- you have done well.

One thing I have learned in the past year is that I enjoy having more than one person in my service. I have realized I enjoy the challenges, the opportunities, and the benefits that come from having more than one person in service -- not only to me, but to those who are in service to me. Some say that all I need to fill out my "matched set" is a boy -- and while that may be true, if I do add another person, it will be someone who has a heart for service, rather than any particular identity.

Having said that, I say with a smile on my face, that while it is never to early to begin talking, it appears that May 2006 is the earliest anyone else could come into my service.

In leather,
Master Jim

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