Polar Opposites, Off-Putting: "Goldilocks" meets "Inside Out"

Above and Below, Over, Under: As in the types of emotions, 'character' traits that, while deserving, were not mentioned, 'uncovered', the ones that go beyond the main 5 characters we could all relate to, in one way or another, in the 2015 Pixar presentation of "Inside Out" which depicted, in part, what happens when our emotions are aligned on our behalf, which may in turn benefit those around us, as well as when they get a bit misaligned, or at least mis-applied, when the extremes of any particular emotion (aka feeling) are unleashed, undirected, take over, eventuate in us acting out of character...

Exception to "Everything": As in "To everything there is a season..." Or, in this case, "for every character trait a reason..." OK, I get the indications, the call for, Anger, Disgust, Fear, Joy, and Sadness (presented in alphabetical order so as to not show favoritism😀), but what about some other emotional states that, while not as often encountered, have powerful implications, effects, which can become a 'Super-Power' in their ability to put people off (i.e., "off-putting", putting it mildly, politely so as to not put off my blogging overseers😌)...the manifestation of such emotions, attitudes, as "Vainglorious!", for example ("...inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements, excessive vanity, conceited...") or, the other side of the coin, the other end of the emotional continuum, its 'polar opposite, an antonym form, such as "Over/false modesty", "Self-reproving"...even "Self-loathing/recrimination"...all of which can just as easily seeing the backsides of others as they walk in the opposite direction. We've probably all had such moments, but hopefully don't exhibit such extremes in such frequency as to define our character...

Always in Season: Especially if you find yourself seeing the behinds of others after you have engaged in a frontal assault with extremes of personality traits, feelings, manifestations of emotions, as one of the takeaways from both the Pixar depiction and the earlier 19th Century Brit fairy tale (talk about rude awakenings!), not only is it always timely to be polite, regardless of company, it's also a good idea to practice...

Tempering Your-Selfie: Not too hot; not too cold...just right😔 

 

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