Emotion: A learned behavior, wheel or 'right to life?'

Emotion these days seems to have changed from the days of our earliest human brethren.
Emotion these days seems to be a wheel.
Emotion these days comes across as ones 'right to life.'

Our earliest human brethren used to control each other through emotion. We'd get angry and next thing we knew someone would be without life. We would love and soon as we loved we would be known as 'the Lover', 'the Dearer', the 'Deity of Love.'

Now these days the wheel of emotion goes back and forth, to and fro, ebb and flow. When I go to the supermarket to pick up some new apples for a recipe I read I find Gina there in the vegetarian section! 'What are you doing here?' 'I am going vegan. That ham I had last night had a lump of fat and it was too disgusting I couldn't eat meat.' The following day I see her in there buying a small turkey and a ton of vegetables. 'It's the holidays right?'

Now today we seem to wear our emotions on our shoulder. We'd fight for them, balk at others for not accepting our emotions, hell we'd even go as far as tell others 'this is how you should feel, this is how you should act' just to keep ourselves in check, ready for that ridicule, ready for that '3rd party' to keep us in line. How many times have you made a post somewhere thinking 'i wonder, do these guys think the same?' only to go in that post saying exactly what you think---they should think?

The Great America: Common or Purposeful Misconceptions?

If you come across just about any news review, book review or anything that talks about USA it generally begins with some "misconception" articles. Does the reader actually think they are misconceptions or is it generally the author trying to persuade you into thinking a certain away on a certain topic? I have certainly wondered this. Let me explain:

The USA work ethic: Why does it seem Americans always need two jobs?
In just about any article you read anywhere there appears to be a poor sap who has two jobs and really hates that he/she/the family has no time to spare for anything.

Points to ponder:

1. Is it then the work ethic of the person talking in the thread or is it the fact that time may not be managed appropriately in said situation.
2. Is it the income from the two separate jobs? If so, can anything be done?
3. Finally, if the person does have two jobs and complaining about something or another is it something that is not financial or about time?

American Tourists: Why are they in a hurry to get nowhere?
Also a hot topic in many areas of the world. You'll see it (if it can be translated) postings of Americans running around frantic while the rest of the community looks at them almost dumb founded.

Points to ponder:

1. Could it be that it is very difficult in said location to find someone who maybe speaks decent (that you can personally understand) English? Maybe the location doesn't have any known or easy-locatable English translators.
2. It could take a while for people to 'wind down'. I have found myself that it takes so long, so much of time during a vacation for me to finally be able to become 'rested' or even longer to be 'fully rested.' When you are on a vacation do you realize your mind and body beings to 'ease' into the vacation? Why is that?
3. Finally, there are those that may be wanting to get those groceries, oddities, gifts and so on quickly so they may be able to spend their vacation/ their off time from work and sit down, drank a pint and maybe talk with a new friend. (Who may be really good looking and you have no idea what they are saying but you love to hear them just talk!) =)
   

The Polyamorous Lifestyle

A checklist of sorts

• What is the definition of "love" in this relationship? If it's committed as I'm sure any polyperson reading this will say. What do you mean committed? Is it a life/death commitment. Their life or yours? Or is it on a different level. A I'll have you because I enjoy your company? Or on even another level. Let's be poly, not many around like us and hell we like each other anyway.
• When you go "all the way" what are the circumstances in this? Is it your feelings? The other's feelings? What exactly gives you the feeling? Want? Lust? Satisfaction or Gratification?
• How do you view other relationship styles compared to your poly lifestyle? Are the others too constricting? If they are constricting is it because you want to have "a lot" of lovers? If it's because you can have those chosen friends are you not worried that more friends will happen to come along your way and then change your values/views yet again? What's the end result of your relationship or is it just in the here-and-now?

Some honest questions I've found asking myself while i was in my last/first triad polyamorous relationship.