31 October 1994
This letter was written to a very dear friend who like all friends wants the best for me and voiced some concerns… now I respect this man deeply and had to process some of his comments carefully to decide their validity for me. Seeing the intensity of my relationship with Artful, some friends are thrilled, some concerned. We get many incredible letters in reference to our web page which thrill us and move us as well.
Sometimes a friends perception is the most valuable gift even if it is not quite accurate …because a true friend baring their thoughts, taking a chance, often gives you an opportunity to look at yourself I a different light. The following letter is in response to several conversations I have had with a Dom friend. I told him of some of my struggles and he said perhaps you should back off a bit relax… I thought about that and the following letter to him ensued.
I want to say one more thing I am grateful for each person who comes into my life who shares their precious gift of time with me be it here or in real time….
My Dearest Friend,
Thank you… and I do wish you the best also… I thought and thought about what you said to me and I am responding to the issues you brought up.
Master Artful takes me deeper and deeper it is not something I can stop…but I struggle with my fear of it… We talk about it I feel guilty for the work it brings him to guide me through my doubts. He said this to me. One of his former slaves that was, and is a real life slave for many years, struggles also and that all good submissive/slaves seem to struggle with their surrender that in reality when you are strong minded to begin with it is a struggle at times to let go. He said to me `do you think I *always* feel Masterful`
It is hard to explain but I am coming to terms with my fears…and remember I have done real life scenes with friends that have 20 years in the lifestyle so I know the difference and the limitations we face but I also know this is an incredible journey.
We all have our own truth and though for you surrender on IRC is an impossibility or highly unlikely that is not my truth … We work at it and it is difficult at best, and missing many components, but in ways, far superior to many other real life relationships I have had…
Let me explain first I feel no need to justify Artful and I but your questions and comments struck a chord in me that I wanted to examine and I process extremely well through my writing so I thought I would share my thoughts with you in the process of sorting through this.
For one Artful and I are steeped in reality… We have many projects across the net and we have a web page that demands allot of attention …We work side by side to accomplish our goals as well as meet deadlines… organize ect…very real life issues….
Our intent is to go real life and all our communication via IRC is based on that…IRC being a vehicle for us to communicate.
My surrender is real so real at times it terrifies me…will I change…will I lose control….will I be safe….Will I please My Master…
You say `pull back relax` … how can you pull back from what grips your very soul…I want/need to surrender… I want/need the heavy Domination….But Most of All I ache to Please my Master because when I put him first all seems to right itself. It is just this fight I have with myself … I am my own worst tormentor… But Artful never budges he does what he feels is right for us and every time I come out of my personal struggle stronger yet more submissive closer and closer to what I know now will never be a finished journey the journey I have embarked with, along with Artful… Because as soon as I get `there` he takes us on to new wonders.
Now… finally as that softness envelopes me and I pass yet another barrier I understand and feel the peace the journey continues and I as a submissive am so grateful to Artful for his unwavering tenacity with his submissive… I am an incredible amount of work…he calls me his labor of love.
As for the comment that I have lost my sense of fun, my silliness, I have to tell you when ever you and I speak it is so intense I can hardly breath at times… silly is not even remotely possible… there is always an underlying tone a feeling I am being judged talked down to… That I can not possibly know my own mind…At times I am introspective on this issue. Who wouldn’t be? I am laying my life in someones hands… I will continue I am sure, to try to figure it out, and Artful will grab me by the hair and tell me he adores me and to let go and focus on him…and I will…
I am closing this letter with love and in hopes that we grow our friendship … As I value you but I ask that you honor who I am and respect my choice in both my Master and how we chose to live our life…it means so much to me as you do… Try not to pass judgment on us but accept we have found our path….With Fondness and Love
Yours in D/s,
natasha





This dance we dance you leading me in tune to every nuance every little rhythm, every silence. I only know it is the most exquisite dance I have yet danced. the music plays on……
Master, This lovely letter was sent to us… and it touched us both so deeply… When I asked you if I could put our diary on line you had reservations as it is so personal a chronicle of our life our explorations together. We bare ourselves with out any reservation that was our agreement on the onset of this…the only concession we make is to the privacy of others. This diary is my gift to you …. nothing you asked of me but a need I had as my thoughts spilled over I had to write them….and as it grows and transforms your input has made it very interactive it has become the diary of a Master and slave…. although it has always been ours as everything I am is yours it is now richer as it is filled with your words your thoughts.