What sets and fuels your emotion? How do you describe when you are really happy or sad? I used to have a picture whenever I’m happy: azure-blue sky..running wild with outstretched arms in the meadows of sunflowers 
I’ve came across Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, which consisted of 8 basic emotions and 8 advanced emotions listed below:
| Basic emotion | Basic opposite |
|---|---|
| Joy | Sadness |
| Acceptance | Disgust |
| Fear | Anger |
| Surprise | Anticipation |
| Sadness | Joy |
| Disgust | Acceptance |
| Anger | Fear |
| Anticipation | Surprise |
| Advanced emotion | Composed of… | Advanced opposite |
|---|---|---|
| Optimism | Anticipation + Joy | Disappointment |
| Love | Joy + Acceptance | Remorse |
| Submission | Acceptance + Fear | Contempt |
| Awe | Fear + Surprise | Aggressiveness |
| Disappointment | Surprise + Sadness | Optimism |
| Remorse | Sadness + Disgust | Love |
| Contempt | Disgust + Anger | Submission |
| Aggressiveness | Anger + Anticipation | Awe |
Wow..pretty cool! Didn’t know that the advanced emotions are the makeups of several basic emotions altogether..A lot of times we think when we get “emotional”, God is so far away. We thought He is playing hide-and-seek with us: abandoning us when we feel down and sad. God is Almighty and moreover He is Righteous and Holy..He doesn’t want to get His hands dirty to help us when we fell into a muddy problem..that is what we always think..God..do you understand what I feel? I guess not because you are so far, far away..
BUT..look at the life of Jesus..God send Him down as a MAN to us..why? God understands what we are going through and Jesus is the highway bridging to Him. Jesus go through whatever we are feeling..He indentifies our emotions and He is moved by the sight of individual distress as by the spectacle of man’s universal misery. “I have compassion on” — or better, “I feel pity for” — “the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; and some of them are come from far” (Ref: Mk. viii. 2; Mt. xv. 32). Jesus’ prime characteristic was love, and love is the foundation of compassion. Moreover and most importantly, He kick the word “SIN” out of the picture and gave us LIFE, HOPE and JOY.
Rest assured if your heart is centred upon Jesus and your life revolve around Him, He will guide you through you journey although at times your emotions can be a BIG storm..that shake and rock your boat of faith. It will be a rollercoaster ride but DON’t worry..God is always there watching us..take courage
Posted by Ben 
Posted by Ben 