Emotions

"That emotion that you feel? That's God knocking at your door."
-Matt Ingold, cofounder of Metanoia Catholic

All Emotions Serve A Purpose

Love

A feeling of strong affection toward a good thing.An inclination toward a good,

Hate

An inclination away from an evil or a negative feeling toward an obstacle between you and the good thing you love.

Desire

An leaning toward, a good thing you love. Motion toward a possible future good.

Aversion

Movement away from a possible future evil/obstacle between you and the thing you love.

Joy

Possession of a good. Resting in the possession of that good.

Sorrow

Resting in the possession of an evil or resting in the experience of an obstacle existing between you and the thing you love.

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Hope

An inclination toward a difficult future good that is possible to attain.

Despair

An inclination away from a difficult future good that is deemed impossible to attain.

Courage

Movement toward a difficult future evil that is possible to overcome!

Fear

An inclination away from a difficult future evil that is impossible to overcome.

Anger

A reaction to a present or past perceived evil, offense or wrong done with the desire for that to be avenged

Anger's Complexity

Underneath anger is always sorrow over a good lost and hope that the wrong can be righted, but it can also be a reaction to a feeling of immense powerlessness. An errant effort to grasp for control.