We’re STILL Not Getting It!
Posted by: Laurie Cameron in A Sign of the Times, Fine Art of the Reframe, Ripped From the HeadlinesHeadline in last week’s Denver Post: “School aims to expel hate.”
There’s a new program called “No Place for Hate” designed by the
Anti-Defamation League. At its heart, it’s totally on the right track. As
are the Campaign for Non-Violence, the War on Terror, and the Fight
Against… fill in your own blank: cancer, illness, disease, obesity,
bullying, etc.
All of these programs want what we all want - a peaceful world where we
live healthy, productive, prosperous lives, and treat each other with
respect and compassion.
I WANT THAT, TOO!
However, what we just don’t get yet in our collective unconsciousness is
that we will never fully achieve those goals until we change our language.
You get what you focus on and put your energy towards. This is another
case of “don’t think about elephants.”
How can you NOT think about something if you’re using it in your language? How can you be NON or ANTI anything? It focuses all your energy on and creates a struggle against the very thing you don’t want, which by design is the very thing you end up creating more of!
Are you getting the irony here?
Our language MUST reflect what we want to move towards, NOT what we want
to get rid of.
So “No Place for Hate” becomes “The Right Place for Trust & Respect.”
The “Campaign for Non-Violence” becomes “The Campaign for Peace and
Compassion.” The “Fight Against Cancer” becomes “Creating Sustainable Health.”
The “War on Terror”… well, that’s just all bizarre in every way.
And it’s absolutely absurd to think we can “fight” for Peace!
I’m feeling a bit soap-box-ish this morning. And I’m okay with that. This
shift in our language is absolutely essential to creating the world we
want. And we have to begin NOW!!! Right now, this moment.
It’s not about choosing to make this shift in your language, then BOOM.
everything’s different and all hunky dory. It’s a moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice process that helps you grow and evolve over time. It
takes patience and diligence to create new language patterns and habits.
As you make more and more of these shifts in your language, you’ll begin
to see different results showing up in your life. Be sure to pay attention
to those, too!
So get out there today and pay attention to the words you’re choosing. Are
you focusing on what you want to have and to be, or on what you want to
get rid of? Just begin noticing.
