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Happy People Don't Allow Themselves To Hate - Holding On To Resentments & Grievances Is A Decision To Cause Suffering "I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him." ~ Booker T. Washington (1865 - 1915) Author and Educator Habitually Happy People refuse to let themselves hate because hate, like jealousy and envy is such a negative, dangerous emotion. Hate drives people to do things they would never do were those destructive feelings absent. Hate degrades the spirit and the soul. Do happy people get angry and upset? Absolutely! But they channel those feelings in positive, productive ways. They rebel against being controlled by any negative, destructive feeling whether it be their own or other people's. A happy life is not infected with hate, jealousy or envy. To live happily, decide to eliminate those feelings from your head and from your heart.  Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!  |
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3/17/2007 12:07 am |
Don't hate us 'cause we're beautiful Study finds college students more narcissistic than previous generations by Matt Stone published on Thursday, March 1, 2007 Bettina Hansen / THE STATE PRESS ------------------------------------- LOVE ME: A study showed that college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than previous generations. GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME 
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3/17/2007 12:08 am |
College students are so vain they probably think this story is about them, according to a study released by a San Diego State University professor. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at SDSU, presented her study "Egos inflating over time" at a meeting in San Diego Tuesday. The study showed that college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than previous generations. GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:09 am |
Twenge, the author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before," worked with four other psychologists on the study. -------------------------- "What's new about this is bringing together the change over the generation," Twenge said. "And we found that college students are significantly narcissistically higher." GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:10 am |
The study compared about 16,000 surveys from college students between 1982 and 2006, she said. ----------------------- Twenge said she and her colleagues analyzed Narcissistic Personality Inventories - surveys that asked quetions such as "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place." GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:11 am |
In the findings, there was a clear rise in the level of narcissism, she said. ---------------- "In American culture, there's a lot of emphasis on the self," Twenge said. "There's a lot of phrases that young people have been brought up with like, 'You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else.'" GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:11 am |
And while being confident isn't necessarily bad, narcissism is associated with many bad traits, she said. "They lack empathy and can't see someone else's perspective," Twenge said. "There's a popular perception that people who are narcissistic are insecure underneath, but that's not true. "Narcissists really do think they're great, even on that deeper level." GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:12 am |
Russian sophomore Kelsey Olson said she believes her generation could be more self-centered, but only in some ways. "I feel like every generation has their different things they put their emphasis on," she said. "As long as it's not taken to an extreme." While she admits she is a little narcissistic, Olson said she's not bad. GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:13 am |
"I care about my appearance, but it's not the end of the world if I don't look good," she said. "But there's a lot of people like that [at ASU]." A major factor in the study's results could be the time periods the tests were taken, said Keith Crnic, ASU psychology department chair. GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:13 am |
"How you might've looked at things in the 1960s and 1970s would be very different from now," Crnic said. "Maybe one of the things we tend to pay more attention to now is appearance than maybe we used to. "There's probably some perception of fewer resources and more people out there competing for them." GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:14 am |
And Crnic said that there's a big difference between being narcissistic and having a narcissism disorder. Those with the disorder "want everybody to pay attention to them," he said. "And they're not happy unless that's happening. "People who are just generally narcissistic go, 'well what about me?'" GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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3/17/2007 12:14 am |
If you don't have the disorder, your daily life won't be interrupted much, he said. "But most people don't want to be around people who are only about themselves," Crnic said. "You're never getting back from them what you're giving to them." GOD saw U w/o a Pretty Friend: so He created ME
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People don't hate as if it's a default setting. The truth is that this is a reductive perspective, limiting our options and our idea of the solution. The problem is not Hate, it is indifference. Nick Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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Don't hate us 'cause we're beautiful Study finds college students more narcissistic than previous generations by Matt Stone published on Thursday, March 1, 2007 Bettina Hansen / THE STATE PRESS ------------------------------------- LOVE ME: A study showed that college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than previous generations. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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College students are so vain they probably think this story is about them, according to a study released by a San Diego State University professor. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at SDSU, presented her study "Egos inflating over time" at a meeting in San Diego Tuesday. The study showed that college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than previous generations. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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Twenge, the author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before," worked with four other psychologists on the study. -------------------------- "What's new about this is bringing together the change over the generation," Twenge said. "And we found that college students are significantly narcissistically higher." Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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The study compared about 16,000 surveys from college students between 1982 and 2006, she said. ----------------------- Twenge said she and her colleagues analyzed Narcissistic Personality Inventories - surveys that asked quetions such as "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place." Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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In the findings, there was a clear rise in the level of narcissism, she said. ---------------- "In American culture, there's a lot of emphasis on the self," Twenge said. "There's a lot of phrases that young people have been brought up with like, 'You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else.'" Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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And while being confident isn't necessarily bad, narcissism is associated with many bad traits, she said. "They lack empathy and can't see someone else's perspective," Twenge said. "There's a popular perception that people who are narcissistic are insecure underneath, but that's not true. "Narcissists really do think they're great, even on that deeper level." Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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Russian sophomore Kelsey Olson said she believes her generation could be more self-centered, but only in some ways. "I feel like every generation has their different things they put their emphasis on," she said. "As long as it's not taken to an extreme." While she admits she is a little narcissistic, Olson said she's not bad. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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"I care about my appearance, but it's not the end of the world if I don't look good," she said. "But there's a lot of people like that [at ASU]." A major factor in the study's results could be the time periods the tests were taken, said Keith Crnic, ASU psychology department chair. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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"How you might've looked at things in the 1960s and 1970s would be very different from now," Crnic said. "Maybe one of the things we tend to pay more attention to now is appearance than maybe we used to. "There's probably some perception of fewer resources and more people out there competing for them." Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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And Crnic said that there's a big difference between being narcissistic and having a narcissism disorder. Those with the disorder "want everybody to pay attention to them," he said. "And they're not happy unless that's happening. "People who are just generally narcissistic go, 'well what about me?'" Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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If you don't have the disorder, your daily life won't be interrupted much, he said. "But most people don't want to be around people who are only about themselves," Crnic said. "You're never getting back from them what you're giving to them." Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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This is anexcellent portrayal of the power of energy, be it positive or negative. Any attention given will empower. The sheer act of envisioning hatred brings it to life. Why is it easier to exercise negativiey, depression, hatred instead of love, of self and others? Seems to be the general concensus. I don't think any of us has enough time for both. With any interest in the future, this essay shows the obvious choice. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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Whether the piece is well written or not, whether it is poetic, whether it even makes a point -- we write and discuss the content -- does it make sense? Does it illustrate the point? What is the point? What is the message the author is trying to convey? Does it matter? The answer is it doesn't matter what the content is . . . the author has made his point. He wants us to talk about Hate and love, and how to make the world better. He wants to talk about his topic. What caused the wars, and is there a way to stop them. Please don't miss the point by getting bogged down in the words he uses to make the point. Well Doe friends, you started the snowball. Love your haters, they're your biggest fan!
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