“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
-James Baldwin
Former New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard
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How fitting that the add on this page tells me that “Switching is easy”. ^.^
Very fitting quote, given what I wrote about my co-workers today:
http://born-stubborn.livejournal.com/416416.html
Take care.
J
Nice picture of Ted Haggard – he almost looks sane in it! You’d never guess he was such a wingnut, looking at this image.
I agree with the quote, of course. Pain is at the root of all hate and scapegoating. To let go of it means you have to come to an understanding of how you’ve been manipulative.