Hatred

Is it ever OK to hate? You may be surprised to hear the answer in this mini podcast.

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Transcript

Hatred

When is hatred useful?

The knee-jerk reaction is “Never!”

I believe I have found an exception. No, it’s not against the likes of Osama bin Laden or Darth Vader.

Hatred is useful when aimed at our unwillingness to accept.

I've said it many times that we really don’t have a choice when it comes to accepting. When something happens, it happens. If you say, "I don’t accept it," you've just denied reality. You may not like it, you may make efforts to change it, but you cannot not accept it.

I hate that I can’t accept.

So, my mission is to take the energy that fuels hatred and direct it towards acceptance.

Admitting that you hate something just shows that you're human. We, as a species, are pretty adept at hating. We just aim our hatred in the wrong direction. We rage against reality instead of against our unwillingness to accept.

If we took the energy that fuels hatred and directed it towards acceptance we would have a more peaceful life.

We misuse our hatred. We direct it at things we wish didn’t happen instead of using it to get us to the neutral position of acceptance.

From the vantage point of acceptance, the way forward becomes clearer, not obscured by the blindness hatred causes.

Repeat after me: “It’s OK to hate” as long as that hatred is towards the one thing that stands in the way of your peace – your unwillingness to accept.

The founder of “Radical Forgiveness,” Colin Tipping offered a brilliant strategy that can get you on the path to accepting. When someone told him they couldn't accept something, he didn't quibble with that. He merely requested that you accept that you can't accept something. By doing so, you allow acceptance in the back door giving it shelter and room to grow.

The fact is we do have the ability to accept, we just don’t use it. Don’t you just hate that?

All the best,

John