Hate & Fear

Two very powerful words hate and fear. These words have caused so much damage to people. As you know, Aubrey is in Wisconsin and I have taken over her blog while she is gone. She is traveling with an African American man who has not been a happy camper on the trip. He hasn't told Aubrey specifically what is wrong, but mentioned something about hate crimes. How sad that this guy is letting hate and fear dominate his vacation. If he would just relax and experience the trip, he could have made some great acquaintances (see previous blog). Maybe I was raised differently then most, I was never ever allowed to use the H (hate) word as a kid. I raised Aubrey the same way. But there seems to be so many haters in the world. How have we gotten to 2009 and have hate still in our vocabulary. Each year Websters Dictionary adds words, why can't we delete words. Maybe we could just change the definition to Having A Terrific Expernience. We could change a negative into a positive and learn from what happens. And now fear the paralyzing word. I myself struggle with this word. Don't get me wrong fear in small doses is a good thing. But when it takes over your life and limits your joy, that's when it's a problem. Maybe we could change the definition to Feeling Everything Allows Rebirth. What if we took all the energy we use being afraid and allow it to transform us. How amazing would that be? Just think what we could accomplish. So if anyone has an in with Websters Dictionary Company, let me know because I would like to change a couple of words.