When was the last time you said, “I am happy,” or “I am angry,” or “I am frustrated?” When was the last time you explained your state of being as caused by a reaction in your mind to something that happened outside of you? “You made me angry.” “He infuriates me.” “I can’t take her anymore.” Most of us say things like this to ourselves and others pretty constantly.
Before reading any further, take just a moment and close your eyes. Allow the breath to slow and bring the awareness of your breath low in your abdomen, below your belly button. Just anchor there for a few seconds. Then, very deliberately, start repeating the word HATE over and over in your mind. Hate.
