Most people – maybe more than you think – are peace- and love-seeking creatures who are sometimes caught in bad situations. The most practical thing you can do, even in hard times, is to lead with curiosity, lead with respect, work hard to understand the people you might be taught to detest.

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The common objection to sending love to someone you envy is “But I don’t like that person, so how can I send them love?” The answer is that love doesn’t represent your approval of someone else. Love is a higher force that you can teach yourself to generate at will for your own benefit. The tool that allows this is called active love, which we have

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