Comments on: A verb you will never hear me say

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:13:26 +0000

yup

By: Jamie Simmerman

Jamie Simmerman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:51:59 +0000

Hate is a nasty word. I believe that the words you use (spoken or in print) shape your thinking. So if you eliminate hate from your vocabulary…. all the better.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:11:52 +0000

I sometimes backslide as well, to be honest.

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:42:12 +0000

Hi Mark – I completely agree with you, yet I often find myself saying it. It's a terribly habit because as soon as it leaves my mouth – I think, why on earth did I say that – hate is far too strong a word. I'm guessing it's misused a lot.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:45:51 +0000

You are welcome.

By: janequigley

janequigley — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:04:36 +0000

I love this – I believe in not contributing to the negativity. I'm going to work on this myself. Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:56:20 +0000

sure thing!

By: JennOsborne

JennOsborne — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:18:14 +0000

This is an interesting concept. I'm a huge believer in focusing our energy on the positive. Funny I've never really given much thought to the impact of using the “h” word. Food for thought – thank you!

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:46:56 +0000

Cool, glad to see that other people are trying this!

By: hedwyg

hedwyg — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:29:41 +0000

This is wonderful! I have made a similar effort with my children. My daughter switched to “intensely dislike” at first, but I've seen some progress in her. For myself, I just don't want to expend all that energy on something so negative – it ends up harming me for more than it does the object of the, um, “intense dislike.”