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The Wages of Hate: How Hatred Hurts Your Body
“If you judge people you have no time to love them.” Mother Theresa
Every thought you think, every emotion you feel, creates your body chemistry that in turn either builds your health and well being or leads to the destruction of your body, mind and life.
Over the past two years, it’s become almost fashionable to hate.
Our divisions feel sharper than ever.
We feel entitled to hate people who think, look, feel, or act differently than we do.
The Republicans hate the Democrats.
The Democrats hate the Republicans.
The anti-vaxxers hate the vaccinated.
The vaccinated hate the anti-vaxxers.
It’s not enough to have to disagree. We hate them. After all they are ruining our (fill in the blank) society, health, economy, world, etc. etc. etc.
And of course I could go on.
About a year ago before the last election I put a sign in my yard showing all colors of people that said “All Lives Matter” but it got torn down in a day somebody hated that sign so much.
“There is a blue one who can’t accept
The green one for living with
