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Make love, not war.
Those hippies were on to something.
No one likes war.
Although “free love” turns out to not have been the best option, we do have to replace it with something.
If I tell you to stop thinking about a pink elephant on roller skates, what are you thinking about? No matter what you do, DO NOT think about a pink elephant on roller skates. Just stop.
But what if I told you to imagine a blue horse with spots of silver glitter galloping on top of a rainbow?
It’s not enough to eliminate war, we need to replace it with something else. It’s not enough to eliminate a bad habit, we need to replace it with a good one. It’s not enough to eliminate negative thoughts, we need to replace them with positive ones.
Our family enjoys watching Masterchef, the cooking competition reality show hosted by chef Gordon Ramsay. One of the home cooks who qualified was a former heroin addict named Ryan who admitted to spending ten years slowly killing himself. His dad stayed by his side, never giving up hope. Finally, a breakthrough came, and Ryan became obsessed with cooking, learning and perfecting various techniques. He shared how crucial it was to give his addictive personality something else to focus on.
You can try to stop being afraid. Or you can start being grateful. Because it’s impossible to feel fear when you are being grateful.
So what if instead of dropping fear into your mind, you dropped gratitude instead?
Instead of dropping political rants on social media, what if you dropped encouraging words or funny photos onto your timeline instead?
Instead of dropping judgement on one another, what if we dropped compliments instead?
This painting is a reminder that is we truly want to get rid of something bad, we need to replace it with something good.
Drop gummy bears, not bombs.
🤔 I wonder…what’s something fun or silly you think the world could use a little more of?