Don't hate the player, hate the game...lol

My take on it... when someone sees only the evil or bad in others (and is quick to point that out), it opposes what God would have us do. We are supposed to see the good in all, not look for their faults.

Seems that can become habit forming and those are the people who are suspicious of everyone and there's a bad motive behind everything anyone does.

There's good and evil in each of us. Just depends on which we choose to nurture. Progress.

Thanks for a thought-provoking post (HTL & Nemo).

~Chris

Yes!! I would call that projecting out My stuff at others. Would definately clarify that for me. If I spot it I got it!!! Nice concept to work with!!!
Billy

IScrewedUp... Reminds me of...

"Don't hate the sinner, hate the sin."

Compassion is so important even for those people who act out wrongly, not to mention "wrong" is sometimes a matter of perspective.

On the same token, "sick" does not excuse wrongdoing. I have a hard time responding to people who I think are sick but have good hearts.

I have a feeling that's why quitting drinking on your own is difficult. When trying to quit on my own, all I could think about is don't drink, don't drink. Basically, all I was thinking about was drinking. The thoughts of not drinking just kept me thinking about drinking. Then the obsession to drink would kick in.

Motivation speakers often talk about how people need to stop telling themselves what not to do and instead focus on what they need to be doing. For instance, when a novice golfer sees a water hazard in front of them, the start to think, "don't hit it in the water, don't hit it in the water..." What they should do is change their thoughts to what they should do, which would be to hit it straight or to lay up on the shot. When you tell yourself what you should do and not what you shouldn't do, your mind has a chance to do actually do something in reality and there is more of a likelihood of bringing about the desired result.

"Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. " Proverbs 11:27

Nice bas. I know exactly what you mean. I do think that what we focus on we manifest. My own experience as an athlete and the ever so frustrating "slumps" taught me that once caught in a rut, it is tough to get out... for the same reason you describe.

Nice proverb Chris. I like. Interesting. Someone shared with me once... If you find yourself to be angry for longer than 15 minutes, you are probably enjoying it too much. I tend to enjoy fantasizing on what I should have said or done in response to someone who has angered me. It is satisfying to imagine revenge. I read it is our ego trying to build itself and heal its wound. There is that ego again ;).

The original quote, sounds to me to be saying be FOR something (good) rather than AGAINST something (evil).

That's a good policy for most of life's challenges. Focus on what you are for to get more of it.

Not sure what "haters" have to do with it...sounds like juniorhigh-speak for unpleasantness....as for "killing with kindness" ...yeah... let's ponder that some more.

I'm not smart enough for all this jarble

This is a great post. I always wondered if I had focused so much on quitting drinking that I sabotoged myself! It also makes me take an inside look at my attitude towards my drinking husband. Bas- you nailed it for me in your post! Thank you!

Ramblin, you don't have to be all that smart to read a quotation. You don't even have to be that smart to stop and think about it. Don't sell yourself short- that's the easy way out!

I always hated Aldous Huxley.

His book..A Brave New World....is...awesome

I see his name and automatically think LSD

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Lots of takes on this. I like different views. Cool.

Compost.... "I hate haters" was intended to demonstrate the focus on evil and the irony I perceive in doing so. ...in a juniorhigh speak sorta way, yea. ...Gosh, I expected the quote be commented, not my remarks. I was just adding my apparently juvenile flav.

opps. Guess some of us are more interested in the people in the room then some quotable guy who said something somewhere else. Didn't mean to annoy you!

I'll keep quiet now.