Emotions

Last evening we attended a fund raiser and dinner to honor former Governor William Milliken and his wife Helen.  It was a nice event that honored their lives and commitment to the Arts.  The keynote speaker talked about the arts and the need to continue to fund them.  As a little aside, the present governor was attending too and of course Michigan, like many other states is cutting back government funding for the arts.  I think that our present governor is hoping that the private sector picks up that needed funding.  Maybe that is a plausible idea in these times. Michigan does need to get back on its feet and become a more vibrant society. 

HOWEVER, that isn't really where I am going with this post entitled 'Emotions'  The keynote speaker stated in passing that there are 9 human emotions.  I was sidetracked a while trying to name those 9 emotions.  I could only come up with a possible 5-7.  Maybe someone could edit my list and/or add to it to fill it in for me. 

My list includes:
Happiness
Sadness
Excitement
Fear
Surprise
Disappointment??
Despair???

Feel free to add, subtract or comment on the list.