Self Improvement – Page 2

~Absorb~

Metamour. Is this even a real word? Language evolves to meet the needs of a society or community as it changes over time. When I Google Metamour definition, the first thing that pops up is an entry on Urban Dictionary. Next you will find a plethora of polyamory related web pages, in fact the 11thContinue reading “~Absorb~”

~Birth~

I get paid to watch over women during childbirth. It is incredible, and amazing, labor-intensive and sometimes heartbreaking. There’s a moment, when a woman realizes that this thing she is doing, is really happening, and there is nothing she can do to change it. In this moment, there is a look of panic onContinue reading “~Birth~”

~Write~

About a month ago, I was referred to on another website as a “blogger”. Oh pish posh, I thought, I’m not a Blogger. That sounds kind of serious, like some kind of commitment to have something to say, all the time… I’m just fooling around a little… And then, a few days later, it hitContinue reading “~Write~”

~Preach~

Once upon a time, there was a Southern Baptist man who told me he was polyamorous. An hour into our first date, I knew that he was a liar. He had a wife. And she thought they were a happily married, monogamous couple. I was sad and cynical and bitter after my divorce, and forContinue reading “~Preach~”

~Look~

So I mentioned a few days ago that my sweet friend was having a crisis. In a nutshell, this beautiful, smart, professional and wise woman found out quite suddenly that her husband of many years was not only using cocaine, but was dealing. And her adult children knew. Her disbelief upon discovering that her twoContinue reading “~Look~”

~Personality~

The Type A Personality: “The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, rigidly organized, highly status conscious, can be sensitive, care for other people, are truthful, impatient, always try to help others, take on more than they can handle, want other people to get to the point, proactive, and obsessed with time management. PeopleContinue reading “~Personality~”

~Progress~

People who know me laugh when I say that I’m shy. Apparently I fake being outgoing incredibly well. After some thought, and acceptance of How I Am, vs Who I Should Be (according to who? Society? The media? The image in my head of how a grown-up lady is supposed to act and feel?) IContinue reading “~Progress~”

~Compersion, Thou Art A Harsh Mistress~

I think compersion is overrated. There. I said it. There’s nothing in the poly world that has the potential to make me feel more inadequate than the concept of compersion. Compersion as defined by Wikipedia (because, you know, it isn’t a word that has even made it into the dictionary, at least as far asContinue reading “~Compersion, Thou Art A Harsh Mistress~”