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INTUITION

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tu·i·tion
Pronunciation: "in-tü-'i-sh&n, -tyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English intuycyon, from Late Latin intuition-, intuitio act of contemplating, from Latin intuEri to look at, contemplate, from in- + tuEri to look at
1 : quick and ready insight
2 a : immediate apprehension or cognition b : knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference

Wikipedia

Intuition is sometimes popularly thought of as the sixth sense. Apparently there are many unconscious processes occurring within a person and when those unconscious signals become strong enough, a conscious thought is experienced. The information that contributes to the intuition comes from different hardly noticeable observations about the environment that a person doesn't consciously register.

"Intuition is a combination of historical (empirical) data, deep and heightened observation, and an ability to cut through the thickness of surface reality. Intuition is like a slow motion machine that captures data instantaneously and hits you like a ton of bricks. Intuition is a knowing, a sensing that is beyond the conscious understanding -- a gut feeling. Intuition is not pseudo-science." - Abella Arthur

DISAPPOINTMENT

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·ap·point·ment
Pronunciation: "dis-&-'point-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed
2 : one that disappoints (he's a disappointment to his parents)

Wikipedia

Disappointment is the emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.

"Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious and direct. If we can open, then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing."
- Chogyam Trungpa

EXULTANT

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·ul·tant
Pronunciation: ig-'z&l-t&nt
Function: adjective
1: filled with or expressing great joy or triumph
2: JUBILANT

Wikipedia

Exultant is a feeling often associated with happiness and celebration.

"...And a red-bird, dipped in sunrise, cracks from a poplar's top
His exultant whip above a silver world." - Charles Erskine Scott Wood

HOPE

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Main Entry: hope
Pronunciation: 'hOp
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): hoped; hop·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German hoffen to hope
intransitive verb
1 : to cherish a desire with anticipation (hopes for a promotion)
2 archaic : TRUST
transitive verb
1 : to desire with expectation of obtainment
2 : to expect with confidence : TRUST

Wikipedia

Hope is an emotional belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances within one's personal life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance —ie. believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary.

"Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certanity is that nothing is certain or unchangeable." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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