tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598252775021249993.post6057667638439647721..comments2021-08-01T18:13:16.027+01:00Comments on shrinking violet: Day 8: keeping my feelings in mindshr-Inking violethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853462381986874817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598252775021249993.post-41958825969455737362021-08-01T18:13:16.027+01:002021-08-01T18:13:16.027+01:00It's a good feeling to know yourself better, i...It's a good feeling to know yourself better, isn't it? Your writing is just gorgeous! And it's so lovely of you to share something so personal here.<br /><br />Talking about the five basic emotions really struck a chord with me as well, and connected a dot or two, I think. The writing that I've been working on recently is (not wholly but largely) an exploration of grief (which intrigues me), and the concept of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. And just now when I read your post, I realized that the five basic emotions correspond quite nicely to those: denial=fear, anger=anger, bargaining=guilt, depression=sadness, and acceptance=joy.<br /><br />Of course, not everyone experience all of the five stages, or in the same order, or in a linear fashion, or in the same way. But I find the fact that there is something close to a universality about the concept to be interesting, and to see through your post that it potentially matches up to another universal concept is intriguing to me! I'm glad I read this post today =]rachaellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819140259164111748noreply@blogger.com