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Something that I find myself doing a lot lately, is saying, either aloud or to myself, “I hate that!” — or — “I hate him or her!”. As those hateful thoughts go through my mind, they are usually followed by the thought, “I shouldn’t be putting those vibes out there”.

One of the things I learned a long time ago is that when I feel the emotion of hatred in myself, that emotion is going to take a much larger toll on me than it is on the person or object that I’m hating. I know that within the deepest part of me — yet it’s an emotion that is difficult to overcome.

Because of the way our world is going these days, my strong feelings about violence versus peace are causing quite a turmoil within me. I see so many world leaders relying on violence to solve problems — and whenever you see violence being used — it is natural to associate that violence with hatred. One country hating another — one religious group hating another. Observing all of this causes feeling of anger and frustration.

I also know that there is only one emotion that can overpower hatred — and that is called love. Replacing feelings of enmity toward anything or anyone (including ourselves) with feeling of love can cause a dramatic change to take place. If you’re putting out vibrations of love toward something or someone, it is near impossible for hatred to penetrate. There just isn’t any room for hatred in a heart or mind filled with love. If we can love what we hate, we will be sending out an energy that is positive. If we can think of peace in the midst of violence those thoughts will move throughout the planet. We will be reinforcing loving, peaceful energy, rather than reinforcing the energy of violence and hatred.

Read the quotes from Gandhi again that are at the beginning of this article. They say the truth so much better than I can.

~~~ DBL-R