Those are the four basic categories our emotions are supposed to be filtered into. I think the more complex ones like jealousy and envy straddle more then one. It can help to identify which prime emotions is behind a given feeling.
* * *
"Like in Harry Potter," I tell Pandora. "The name picks the person, like the wand picks the wizard." This being my explanation for how people get there pseudo-names in a blog. It is my feeling that sometimes the name can then effect the person. It all depends on the person.
Hope dangles on a string,
like slow spinning redemption.
Winding in and winding out,
the shine of it has caught my eye. Vindicated, Dashboard Confessional
Last night I sat on the cold aluminum bleachers at Max's little league game. I heard a voice behind me and I thought of you. The unique rhythmic drawl, so like the one I know. I listened in on the conversation. She was a nineteen year old girl talking with her parents. An opinionated fledgling adult discussing topics and demanding to be treated both as their equal and their child.
I knew from the bits of conversation I heard that she had more in common with you then the voice. It was like I was witnessing a scene from your past. It made me smile. It made me wish I could share it with you.
