States of Being
In this section you will find writings in which I reflect affective and emotional states we may experience in response to challenging events (e.g.: the start of a new relationship, conflict, opportunities)
Affect is the experiential state of feeling. In everyday language, terms like affect, emotion, and mood are often used interchangeably. Affect is the superordinate category; emotions and moods are states belonging to this category. Emotions and moods are mainly distinguished by their duration, and by whether they are directed at a specific cause. Emotions are fairly fleeting and intense experiences that are elicited in response to specific external stimuli (i.e., objects or events), and may arise relatively automatically, or following a cognitive appraisal of a stimulus (e.g., Is this a safe person/situation to open up to?)
Coast to the edge
gaze over to see
unknowns, unknowns
will there be harmony?
Will it be like the darkness
fumbling around
no sense of the bottom
where is the ground?
In the opening
unfolding
frightening thing,
will it do good, hurt,
what can it bring?
No promise of perfect ease
no timeline to propose
mystery of history
life to disclose
What gets one here
peeling away truth
bad feelings
mishandled dealings
someone to soothe ?
Longing at the border
for a sign of relief
hoping for a foothold
support for the grief
unknowing, yet this stirring
taking the step
unknowing but moving
seeking some depth.