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ORIGINAL: allyC

Hello there, Master Shreve. I can't really say I have a Gorean slave list of 10 commandments, however, I did throw together 10 things that I think are helpful for a female slave (or potential slave) to read and/or understand.  These are things I have learned over the past several years.  I hope that someone finds some value in them.    I'm sure I missed some important stuff but this was just off the top of my head. -------------------------- 1.  Always do your very best to be pleasing and remember that it is ultimately he that will decide whether or not you have been.  It is also his choice to whom you should be pleasing to. 2.  Strive for absolute obedience.  It will be those times when it is hardest to obey that your mettle as a slave will be tested. 3.  You are the chameleon.  You are the one who is expected to adapt to his needs.  Anticipate that his needs will change often.  Even if they don't, you will always be prepared. 4.  It is your owner's responsibility to punish and discipline you as he sees fit.  Punishing yourself to excess for failures or wrongdoings may impede his goals when it comes to your enslavement.  It is up to him to enslave you - not up to you to master yourself. 5.  Keep your focus on your owner.  It doesn't matter what Master Bob and bessieslave do, don't do, or think you should be doing.  It is not about your slavery, your service, or your path.  It is about him.  Your master is the orchestrator of your life, not your peers or your ideals. 6.  Do your best to effectively communicate with your Master beneath the guidelines he has set for such things.   7.  Do not decide what your owner can and cannot handle.  That is for him to decide.  Hiding your feelings, your truths, and your problems and allowing them to fester is not conducive to your being a healthy slave nor is it helpful in building a healthy relationship.   8.  As long as you remain in that (figurative or literal) collar, your choices are his, your rights are his, and your life is his.   He may choose your job, friends, food, hairstyle, political party affiliation, hobbies - everything.  Do you best to accept those choices he makes with humility and grace. 9.  Embrace all of those things within (and on the outside) yourself that make you feminine and beautiful.  Always remember that while it is he who determines your value and beauty, it is you who possess those traits, qualities, and talents that can bring that beauty and value to the forefront.  Utilize that potential. 10.  Always remember that you do not live in a book, a movie, an ideal, or a chatroom.  Life is imperfect.  Just as you are imperfect so is he.  Do not expect him to be some sort of demigod.  He will make mistakes sometimes.  Don't let those mistakes bring you to think less of him as a man and master, just allow them to gently remind you that he too is human.  ------------------------- Well wishes, Cav's ally