Emotions

[astraladdict]

This post partly ties in with my post called "Depression." See there are only 2 REAL emotions. Love, and hate. All other emotions are but a physical manifistation.  They were created to control the way one acts. Imagine, if you will, circles right next to each other. On certain points of those circles are your amino acids. Hate, the wavelength is longer and wider. Now imagine that wavelength  going over those circles.  That wave hits maybe 2 or three of those amino acids dots. Only those acids are active while you are in "hate" mode. Now, Love, had a shorter, thinner wavelength. Which means while you are experiencing love, more of you acids are active. Love is good for you

[Tiny]

love is rare, but i enjoy hate very much, when i can.

Emotions like anger can strengthen you, aslong as you control them, not let them overtake you.


kind regards,

Paul

[personalreality]

Its about observing the emotions and learning how to feel them on cue.  That's magic.

[Xanth]

love is rare, but i enjoy hate very much, when i can.

Emotions like anger can strengthen you, aslong as you control them, not let them overtake you.


kind regards,

Paul

A calm mind will beat out one in anger... EVERY.  SINGLE.  TIME. 

[AlanRK]

Anger is a strong motivator only, but acts directly out of anger are significantly of poorer quality than acts out of logic or peace.

[Tiny]

Anger is a strong motivator only, but acts directly out of anger are significantly of poorer quality than acts out of logic or peace.

xactly, thanks 


kind regards,

Paul

[Xanth]

xactly, thanks 


kind regards,

Paul

You misunderstand what he said.
He's saying that a logical, peaceful mind is stronger than anger. 

[AlanRK]

I'm saying that yes, but also that anger is a powerful overall motivator. In this world, at least, passion consistently triumphs over peace. That includes anger, pride, sexuality, hate, all that stuff. That's on an evidence basis. On a personal basis for the mind and internal state of each individual, anger is disgusting and need not be there.

[personalreality]

passion also includes joyful emotions. 

i am passionate about my personal growth.

i feel that is both a strong motivator and quite positive.

[Xanth]

passion also includes joyful emotions. 

i am passionate about my personal growth.

i feel that is both a strong motivator and quite positive.

That's how I see it as well.
I mean, I can sit here and categorize "anger" as something negative... but you and I both know that it's not as cut and dried as that.

And yeah, I agree completely Alan that anger just doesn't have to be there.  Anger is a choice... along with Love.

[Stevenson]

I totally disagree that anger has anything beneficial or constructive to offer, that's ridiculous in my opinion. Anger is when a person takes a situation way out of proportion, acting foolish when one could simply take a laid back perspective like a rational person. Anger causes wars, murders, it makes us retaliate nastily.

Being peeved on the other hand is absolutely fine. The worst you'll get with being peeved is acting a bit 'snappy'. There's nowt wrong with being a tad irritable.

[CFTraveler]

I totally disagree that anger has anything beneficial or constructive to offer, that's ridiculous in my opinion. Anger is when a person takes a situation way out of proportion, acting foolish when one could simply take a laid back perspective like a rational person. Anger causes wars, murders, it makes us retaliate nastily.

No.
Anger is an emotion that is felt.
What you are describing is when people take anger as an excuse to act out their aggression.

Being peeved on the other hand is absolutely fine.

Being peeved is another word for anger.  It just sounds more acceptable.

The worst you'll get with being peeved is acting a bit 'snappy'.

No, acting snappy is what you do with anger when you decide to express it in a verbal way.  Anger is anger, being peeved is another way of saying I'm a little angry.
Acting snappy is usually a passive-aggressive way to deal with anger, by only expressing it in a manipulative way.

There's nowt wrong with being a tad irritable.

Being irritable is what happens when one is angry and internalizes it.  Then one will snap for no apparent reason, because they already were angry and were waiting for anything to bring it out.

You are confusing the emotion (anger) with what you do with it- express it with your body, with your words, or not expressing it and waiting for it to turn into something else.