Author: Pat
CHANGING HOW WE LOOK AT THINGS WE THINK WE HATE WILL MAKE US HAPPIER
This article was first run in 2019, but we feel it’s even more relevant today. We’re sharing it again as a reminder of the power of positivity.
People who have hate and violence in their thinking are, by definition, unhappy.
By taking 5 minutes a day to think about how Shifting Our Attitude to Shift the World can change our lives forever allowing us to become happier no matter what our situation is.
SOME SIMPLE THINGS WE CAN DO FOR TODAY THAT WILL MAKE US HAPPIER
Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.
Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways; I will do somebody a good term and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.
Just for today I will look at what I hate and ask why and how that helps me be happier.
Just for today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.
10 QUOTES THAT INSPIRE PUTTING AN END TO HATE CRIME
WE LOVE EVERYONE OF THESE
We wanted to share these positive comments by influential celebrities, are well thought out and we should give them the thought provoking thinking that they deserve. If you have, any others send them to us.
| 1. “Darkness cannot drive darkness; Light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; Love can do that.”– Martin Luther King (1963) |  |
| 2. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”– Nelson Mandela (1994) |  |
| 3. “Misunderstanding arising from ignorance breeds fear, and fear remains the greatest enemy of peace.”– Lester B. Pearson |  |
| 4. “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?”– Ernest Gaine |  |
| 5. “In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.”– The Dalai Lama |  |
| 6. “Sometimes I wonder if I’m as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.”– Stephen Hawking |  |
| 7. “Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of.”– Morgan Freeman |  |
| 8. “Don’t hate what you don’t understand.”– John Lennon |  |
| 9. “You cannot hate other people without hating yourself.”– Oprah Winfrey |  |
| 10. “Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi |  |
STOP THINKING HATE OR VIOLENCE, FOR A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE.
Hate thoughts are real
I love this picture, its a great photograph of a beautiful woman, that has many thoughts, that mostly trigger or are caused by hateful thinking. She’s not wrong she is influenced by the increasing hate and violence, not only in the US bit around the World.
Never have we been more divided, because our leaders and those who will benefit from our divisions, have made it there agenda.
Social Media and the Main Stream Media, along with most politicians on all sides, Are trying to control our thoughts, “tell us what to think’. Instead of letting our educators,
Teach us “how to think”.
We don’t have to think hate and violence all the time, but is hard when you are constantly bombarded with personage attacks of Hate and violence. Very little news is ever good news, that makes you feel good, no money in that.
The rape word on this women’s cheek is a real thought, and concern for her, as it totally comes from a personal agenda for some perpetrators of Hate and violence, so does bullying.
We at NoHateNoViolnce believe the more respectful open debate and dialogue we can promote and have, the more we can lower hate thoughts for the worst offenders, the less Violence we may have.
We need to have and promote good thoughts, and not assume everyone we are looking at is having a bad thought, making us anxious and on edge to promote our Hate thoughts.
The more good thoughts we can have the happier we can be, regardless of you place in life.
“ GOOD THOUGHTS HAPPIER LIFE “
Shifting Our Attitude To Shift The World
The longer I live, the more I realize how much impact attitude has on people’s lives. A person’s attitude is more important than education. It’s more important than money, circumstances, failures, successes, appearance or skill. It’s especially more important than what others think, say or do. The attitude of everyone involved will make or break a company, a church, a home – or a country.
The change starts by shifting our focus. Once others start focusing on the issues instead of gossip and their own special interests, and listen the attitudes of the people will start to change. The silent majority will wake up, become proud of their actions and get involved in working to help everyone, not just themselves. In turn, our ’ attitudes will continue to shift, and they’ll start working harder to agree instead of disagree, at least debate ate a civil level. This cycle will continue, moving us and our country closer to actually fixing our problems, with workable solutions. We don’t need to agree, we need to listen and tolerate the opinions of others.
The remarkable thing is that this change, is something we, control as individuals, and can do every day. Everyday we have a choice regarding the attitude we embrace. We cannot change the past, nor the fact that other people will act or believe in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. But we can change our attitude. And we’re the only ones who can change it.
We at “NO HATE NO VIOLENCE” are convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we react to it. So change how you react to all the things in this world we can, and you might just change the world itself. Hopefully, our leaders and influential people will lead us in this effort.
Anti Semitism Is All Our Problem.
Anti-semitism is everyone’s problem, it’s HATE and VIOLENCE at its worst. This article gives some interesting facts on the impact it is having on the American Jews. Though I don’t think the far right Republicans (who I generally don’t agree with) would be supportive of the Muslims and their antisemitism.
This is one of those areas that if you don’t say something when confronted with it, you are complicit, this needs to be put down like a Bully, all the time and as much as possible.
Read the article it’s enlightening
Let’s Rediscover Tolerance
We all need to move greater tolerance and more respectful listening to others into higher priority status in our lives. How many people are as happy as they used to be or want to be? We have way too much negative information driving us apart and making us angry, thanks to some of the new communication systems and the agendas of those who own and run them.
We need to be more open to people we don’t agree with and have greater tolerance for their comments. We need to listen and try to understand that these are the other person’s opinions, not our own. Attitude alone can do more for tolerance than anything else.
https://nohatenoviolence.com/shifting-our-attitude-to-shift-the-world-2/
If we do something good every day, even just a giving a smile or calling someone who needs support, we will become better, more tolerant, and happier people for doing it.
Lets look first for the good in each other. Lincoln said. “I hate that guy, I need to get to know him better.”
It works for me! I have found that when I made the effort to get to know someone on a personal basis who I thought I didn’t like, I found that we had more in common than not, and the dislike went away. Family’s always a good place to practice tolerance and listening. Pick someone you know in your family who you dislike for their ideas or opinions and try suggesting that you both need sit down and get to know each other better – because you’re family.
Our Warmest Holiday Wishes For All
At this time we are thinking of all the good people in this world, and all the good work that is being done, and we wish everyone a joyful and blessed holiday season and a safe and healthy new year.
