#fightdarknesswithlight

[elinormillerblog-blog]

Someone wrote a very hateful comment on one of my posts... he spilled so much hate toward so many and so much (and on a big part of who I am and where I are feel the most belong)... I had a strong urge to reply back to him... not to change his opinion, I learned to enjoy the colorfulness of this world, when I am open to it, it even helps me grow. In this case, the hatefulness got me... I wanted to preach and teach him so bad... BUT I know better, when someone is full of hate, he is like cover with oil... it's so easy to light it on fire and burn everything around and it's really hard for anything to stick... I deleted his message, I have decided to not give him "stage" on my wall, he won't listen to me anyway... if I will waste my energy fighting hate I will not have as much energy to spread more love... watch who you are giving stage to... are you taking an acts of love or are you fighting hate (It is not the same thing)... #Fightdarknesswithlight #spreadloveeverywhereyougo #livepurposefullytoday

[elinormillerblog-blog]

It's so easy to practice forgiveness when everything goes well, it's easy to be nice, kind, patient, giving and understanding when we have the time money and the good fortune to give.... What about when things don't go well.... My heart is aching... someone I love got seriously hurt by another person.... my initial reaction was love and compassion towards my friend and then bad feelings toward the other person come out, I wished him harm (to be honest I wanted to hurt him myself), I was mad and sad... But I paused, I reminded myself to practice what I preach, that the only judge in this world is our creator and I have no right to judge anyone.... what I can do, is practice forgiveness. Oh, my it's hard ...so hard... especially when someone so helpless is hurt. I reminded myself that I can't judge, I can't see the whole picture... one has to be way up there to see all angels (so up high where the angels hang out), people do crazy things for crazy reasons.... maybe he doesn't know better, maybe he was raised a certain, maybe he is mentally sick....maybe, maybe.... I truly believe that people communicate in two ways love or scream for help... maybe he needs help.... I am still feeling the pain, it doesn't go away' not so fast but I did fill myself with love instead of hate. I am full of love to my friend and as of the other person... I no longer wish him harm, I don't even want him to get any punishment, I wish that someone will give him so much love to light his darkness... for very selfish reasons I chose to practice forgiveness.... I thought it's worth sharing. #practiceforgiveness #livepurposefullytoday #fightdarknesswithlight #love

[perfectlyimperfectworld-blog1]

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther King Jr.

You can’t fight despair with anger. You can’t fix a lamp with a broken light bulb. Instead, you have to focus on the bright spots, the things about life that keep you going...when you don’t get along with someone, you can’t make it any better by arguing, by dwelling on the negatives. You have to work out the bright spots and make your way to the top- just like MLK said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”

                                                                                    -Nabeehah