Old Enemies and Best Friends

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Someone once said that we have the government we deserve...chilling unless you realize that it probably reflects the energy of the majority...when we change, we will have change.

I completely agree with the Love thy enemies idea--intangibles as well (like the mass media, the fear mongers, etc.). This concept first struck me when I read the 10th Insight so many years ago.

I do however, find it much easier to "love" intangibles and far aways than those who make things difficult for me personally (yeah, go figure..ego much...anyways...). I was really upset at work about a colleague who seems (from my perspective) to use really negative thinking and negative humor (sarcasm that always gets a laugh at someone else's expense) to "control" other staff members who want to be "cool" (gads...it's like high school). Then I realized that he had just as much right to "offer" negative polarity as I had to "offer" positive polarity...and suddenly I had a moment of love for them all. I realized that by worrying about the other people's choices and thinking about how to "make sure" they didn't go that way, that I was actually infringing on their free will---EWWW! When I "got it" I felt a huge surge of love and peace. (not that I haven't slipped back now and again, but at least I now know how I WANT to feel! )