Emotions

A study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences suggests that there are as many as 27 different categories of emotions. Robert Plutchik believed that humans can experience over 34,000 unique emotions but, ordinarily, they experience eight primary emotions. I dislike them all: unobtainable, unachievable, unsustainable, some undesirable. Wars have been fought. StatuesContinue reading “Emotions”

Talk about

My world is calm and peaceful this morning. Last of winters snow covers the ground. Nothing is making a sound. ~ For a moment, sit, embrace the cold. Listen for natures stories untold. ~ “Still dreaming of things never meant to be?” With a half smile, sweet reply, ‘still dreaming of that pie in theContinue reading “Talk about”

The depth of love

Does love equal respect? Does love equal compassion? Or is love an over exaggerated emotion for human exploitation? ~ Tennyson says ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all’. Did he find hope in the notion that love itself is a miracle? What does a love, that someone wouldContinue reading “The depth of love”

Which came first?

The chicken or the egg? Dance or music? Poetry or song?  *Ballet with no music can be ridiculous. ~ Which came first? The tear or duck tape? The rubber or the road? The flat tire or the fix-a-flat? Eggs without bacon can be ridiculous. ~ Which came first? Honey or the bee? The moon orContinue reading “Which came first?”