
Sure, there
are some emotions that people like.
Love, satisfaction, happiness, joy, excited and full come to mind but, these
positive emotions are overwhelmed by negative emotions like, hate,
disappointment, anger, sadness, frustration, irked, perturbed, disgusted,
offended, confusion, embarrassment, envy, jealousy, and not full. Why so many negatives? It’s not fair.
The second
problem with all these emotions is severity.
There are too many highs and lows because people take these emotions to
extremes. Even love. I know you love your little Chihuahua but,
carrying it around in public or in your purse is going too far. Likewise, I understand you hate my cigar
smoke but, banning smoking in every building in the country is a little
extreme, don’t ya think?
Sometimes I
get confused wondering about which emotions or how much emotion people expect
to see from me in certain situations. Example: You tell me your dog died. I don’t like dogs but, I like you. So I fake empathy for your dog while Bob, my
favorite voice in my head, is telling me that you should just go to the animal
shelter and pick out a new, totally dependent, dirty and dumb animal to chew on
your new shoes and crap on your carpet.
Of course I have to suppress Bob because you would freak out if I told
you Muffy or Dogzilla was no more important or hard to replace than your
favorite reclining chair. Oh great! Now the dog lovers are offended. I’m Sorry (am I really sorry or just faking
it?). Great! Now you know what it’s like to be confused
like me.

Expressing
emotions correctly can be difficult too. Have you ever accidentally used the wrong
emoji? Do you even know what an emoji
is? What about our facial
expressions? All of our faces are
different. What if I drink too much
coffee (is that possible?) and develop a twitch in my eye? You might think I’m winking at you and then
the next thing you know, we’re engaged to be married. Who needs that pressure!
FYI: Full is what you are after going to Taco Bell
and Not Full is what you are before you go to Taco Bell. I believe that limiting yourself to just
these two basic emotions could lead to a more even and sane life. I think Mr. Spock would agree.
So who is
going to join me in this noble experiment?
Who is brave enough? Please
follow my lead and return to this blog post to record your experiences in the
comments section twice a week for the next 20 years.
I tend to use :) :( & :/ :)
ReplyDeleteI also use omoji but with my "not too good eyesight" and "small screen" on my smartphone I have probably sent the wrong ones.
I hope emoji errors don't get you into too much trouble.
DeleteThanks for playing.
I send the wrong ones all the time. It's the way I roll.
ReplyDeleteYou appear to have lots of personalities by the way. That rocks. Never a dull moment.
Have a fabulous Silly Sunday. ☺
People should not hold other's emojis against them.
DeleteThank for all your support and have a great week.
Bwahahahahahahaha. :p
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked that. Wait,,,that was a couple of emotions. Darn!
DeleteThanks for playing.
Day one of experiment: Woke up feeling Not Full. As a person who owns dirty dumb animals that are also Not Full, I had to delay the attempt to change my emotion until the beasts were under control. Since Taco Bell closed in this town, I had to settle for a day-old cinnamon roll. This led me to feel angry that Taco Bell closed. Also lost - What will I do when I've run out of the supply of Fire Sauce packets in my fridge?
ReplyDeleteMy conclusion after one day of experimenting: Not Full leads to experiencing other emotions.
Thank you for the feed-back. I believe limiting our emotions might be a gradual process.
DeleteWishing you better luck on day 2.
Heeheehee! Sorry i can't bring myself to join you in this experiment, because i like the emotion of happy when i laugh too much to give it up.
ReplyDeleteI understand. Is understanding an emotion? Well, the experiment isn't for everybody.
DeleteThanks for reading.
Hahaha... Who needs emotions now we have emoji's anyway? #AnythingGoes
ReplyDeleteYes, now I just have to figure which emoji means what.
DeleteThanks for playing.
Brilliant!
ReplyDelete#anythinggoes
You're too kind.
DeleteThank you for allowing me to share.
Ha! Ha! Great thoughts as we do carry some things in life a little bit too far.
ReplyDeleteYes we do.
DeleteThanks for playing.
I agree, too many thoughts and emotions floating around. Why do we need all these conflicts. I like the taco bell analogy. Not full vs full, although surely that's a feeling not an emotion. Sorry! I shouldn't have pointed that out. I hope I haven't made you angry or sad....!
ReplyDeleteSally @ Life Loving
I'm not angry or sad, I'm not full. Full and not full are feelings and that is what emotions are, are they not?
DeleteThanks for playing.
Wait... I feel an emotion reading this blog.... much better, now I can flush.
ReplyDeleteUh, glad to be of service.
DeleteThanks for uh, doing what you do do.
Hilarious and full of emotion...lol
ReplyDeleteWhat? Full of the emotion full? I guess that's okay.
DeleteThanks for more confusion. Please come back early and often.
I don't think its so much emotions that are the problem, but other people's reactions to them, like with your example about work. The key is to stop worrying so much about what other people think and just feel what you feel
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to #AnythingGoes :)
Debbie
That is an interesting theory. When this experiment is over (in 20 years) I may explore that one next.
DeleteThanks for playing.
I love emojis!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, especially deep fried emojis.
DeleteThanks for playing.
But that list in Facebook of all those emotions you can express to a list of friends that could care less...what will we do with that list? (insert winky face emoji - and no, I'm not proposing...I'm already hitched!)
ReplyDeleteWe need to work on you about this.
DeleteThanks for the data.
Haha I never gave it much thought really but now I might!! Thanks for linking up #bestandworst
ReplyDeleteHappy to make you think. Was that too much emotion? Darn!
DeleteThanks for allowing me to share.
Life really is full of highs and lows... we're just along for the ride. Thanks so much for linking up to #BestofBlogs
ReplyDeleteWhen you comment on what I write, that is a high.
DeleteThank you for allowing me to share.
Hello Timothy. I agree that emotions can be a tricky thing but those same emotions are what makes us human. I'm an animal lover and believe me when I tell you that there's a huge difference between an animal and a chair. Animals feel love, pain, sadness and anger just like we do. A chair does not. I'm sorry you don't know that. And I've known some men that are dumber and dirtier than any dog I've ever had. Feeling lots of emotions and going through highs and lows is just part of life. How people handle and react to different emotions can turn a simple, mild situation into a terrible one. We just need to learn to deal with our emotions and those of other people.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the data.
DeleteI love Emojis tenmore the merrier :) Tell Stu to shut up and Come play over at mine. Thaks for sharing at the pit stop
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feedback. Your data is very important to the success of the project.
DeleteI have definitely been guilty of too much emotion from time to time. Just the two could be an interesting experiment! And Taco Bell...I haven't been there since 2000 (we don't have them in the UK). I recall being very impressed with it back then but I suspect it may just have been the novelty. Thanks for linking with #FabFridayPost
ReplyDeleteWe have to get together for a Taco sometime.
DeleteThanks for allowing me to share.
Hehe, I think I could get down with this experiment - emotions are at the root of most problems, Mr Spock would understand.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing over at Friday Frivolity this week too! :)
Glad to have your input on my little project.
DeleteThanks for visiting.
Interesting thought but life would be very boring I think! Thank you for joining the #weekendblogshare
ReplyDeleteThanks for the data.
DeleteLove it, but I'm gonna have to overlook that chihuahua part. I love my dog. Lol
ReplyDeleteYour dog is okay. LOL! Thanks again.
DeleteThis is a great post, I am not sure where I am at today. I have a technical problem that I have spent hours and hours on and it is still not fixed so I will try and stay cool and give your post a big happy smile.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the smile.
DeleteLogic dictates that 2 emotions are much easier to cope with than the hundreds we're currently trying to contend with. Live long & propser! #triumphanttales
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in on my experiment. I look forward to adding your data to my final analysis.
DeleteThanks for playing.
Emotions are a funny old thing, amazing how a slight change in them makes your whole day completely different!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales.
I'm full that you enjoyed the post.
DeleteThanks for playing.
I get it wrong all the time. Happy to join in on the full and not full!
ReplyDelete#pbe
Happy to have you aboard. Thanks for playing.
DeleteI certainly enjoyed this post. It made me mostly happy, but a little angry that you don't love my dog and a little afraid that I may have shared an inappropriate emoji at some point. In all honesty, our 17-year-old grandson accidentally sent a kissy-face emoji to his girlfriend's mother. Oops!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, I wouldn't eat your dog. A stray dog maybe but, not your dog. Thanks for visiting.
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