Etiquette is not about repressing your feelings, but it's not about waving them like a banner either.

1. How are you ?

2. Fine, thanks.

3. I’m well, and you?

5. No one need know all the gruesome details of your existence

6. Emma had the consolation of being polite when she actually felt rather cross. from Jane Austen’s Emma

7. Etiquette does not require that you repress your feelings.

8. But you need not express them to all and sundry

9. And wisdom and discretion may forbid it.

10. Often, we can acknowledge our feelings in private and so

11. we need not act out our feelings in public.

12. Not everyone wants or needs to know exactly how we feel at every moment.

16. proud touched relieved inspired hopeful excited confident thankful delighted

17. serene content absorbed satisfied relaxed calm

18. lively invigorated zestful refreshed exuberant adventurous

19. lonely distressed overwhelmed gloomy troubled helpless disheartened

20. angry exasperated irritated enraged bitter disgusted envious

21. frustrated hesitant uncomfortable embarrassed uneasy apathetic

22. afraid startled nervous horrified worried panicky tortured

23. affectionate friendly trusting warm tender compassionate breathless

24. Know yourself and admit your feelings.

25. And know how to restrain your feelings

26. for your own benefit and the benefit of others .

27. That’s Ordinary Elegance at http://ordinaryelegance.blogspot.com