Author: Jonathan

There are some people who argue that a religious life is its own reward, that worship and piety lead to an experience of a kind of sacred joy. Medieval Christian monks, however, were… more emotion Acedia

Your eye is caught by the flashing fireflies floating at the edge of a forest, and you stand there, gazing at the sight with no thought of anything else. You have no idea… more emotion Dazzled

A trippy feeling is the awareness that one’s perception of reality has come untethered from its ordinary foundations. It’s an altered state of consciousness which is commonly associated with the use of psychoactive… more emotion Trippy

A wretched person feels as if they have been forced to move on from the place that had been their home, and from the people who remain there.

What’s the difference between suffering from depression and feeling miserable?

Probably, that bunch of grapes would have been nice and tasty. Nonetheless, I respect the fox for finding a way to recover from its failure, to stay on its feet so that it can seek more attainable pleasures.

The model of bloodthirsty feelings is the vampire, an undead creature that is motivated by an irresistible desire to drink human blood.

What if most people spend most of their time feeling off kilter, but try to hide their emotional imbalance out of a sense of shame and isolation?

Who is to say which version of ourselves is the mask?

The difference with an emotionally calculating person is the lack of any interest in reciprocation. When we are calculating, we only care about what others can do for us.