Murray Woodman

Human emotions ebb and flow, morph. One mood transforms into another. Visual and audio stimuli can augment and influence one’s mood. Sometimes we “don’t go there” because it is distasteful or unpleasant. Other times we avoid the unknown because of laziness or fear.

Humans speak of subjects with words. Words have unclear meanings. I used to play around with “similes” in Word on my old Mac. Did you know that it is possible to start with “good” and end up with “bad”? It takes a bit of work but it is possible to jump from one meaning to the next until the original meaning has been subverted. The same is true of emotions or moods. They are fuzzy around the edges too. more…