May 3, 2010PowerPhrase: I do not have time to hate, an emotional alchemy map
Nora Hooper sent out an email with a quote from the Japanese movie “Ikiur” or “To Live.” In response to the question, “Don’t you hate him?” the hero replied,
- I don’t have time to hate.
Nora continued her email with an inspiring discussion of how costly hate can be – and how the thought of hate leads her to think about love. (That’s something Nora is very good at.)
There are many reasons why we don’t have time to hate. One is that our hatred causes us to be defined by the person we hate. That makes them the master of our story instead of us being the master of our own stories.There’s incentive enough for me!
I don’t have time to hate either. But as a communication and emotional alchemist, I do have time to process hate and any other destructive emotion. I do have time to purify these emotions so I can harvest their wisdom, discard the negativity, and channel the energy in positive directions. Here’s an article to help get that process started. How to Speak Strong when you are unsure of how you feel.
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