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Madness. Control.


Rage. Joy.


Panic. Common sense.


Truthfully, we can only label the extremes that people experience.

but just because one thing outweighs the rest, doesn't mean that other feelings do not exist alongside them.


When you get mad about something, is anger the only thing that fills your heart?

When you hang your head in sadness, are sad thoughts the only thing you reach for?


Sometimes it's hard to see when you don't think about the complexity of emotion

but understanding our own thoughts in conjunction with another person, whose thoughts are hidden, can help us better understand


that even in the moment of unbridled joy

blaring rage

or pouring tears of sadness


that such feelings are not uniform to the moment.


To simply slap a label on something so complex.... it's almost dehumanizing

as if to grade the mind for the way it handles things in a given moment

instead of seeing the potential for other things.


Perhaps the reason I see people in colors...

is because people can change at any given moment

provided the room to do so, is even there.


One moment, someone could be more green than blue

and maybe a tinge of orange is what keeps them together.


Change never stops happening.

even in one place, your habits will evolve

Feelings grow stronger, and feel more extreme when layered.


But things are never still, even when the waters sit at the surface.


People and feelings are only shallow when they can't be honest with themselves and others.


Sure, you can handle it easier yourself, but everything meaningful, is stuck near the bottom.


You can shake a cup, but you can't shake the ocean.


There's so much more going on down there than what you can just imagine.


Look with your mind, and see the beauty of every emotion working together

just to keep themselves from getting completely lost.


I think our emotions change on our ability to retain such understanding.


When we forget, it's like our emotions lose a sense of direction

and that's when things spiral out of control.


We can copy others all we want, but unless we truly try to understand ourselves

we'll keep stumbling on the obstacles right in front of us, that we choose to ignore

just to keep moving forward.


Honestly, there's nothing wrong with following others examples

but not treating your own problems in some way

Not being honest with yourself will make your very personality

burst and spill from the seams of what makes you who you are.




Well...

I think that's all I can say for now.

Writing things out, and helping others is very taxing together

but helping them with things helps broaden understanding of life in general


Perhaps the more I pick up, the more I can share, eh?