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I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
As you can see for yourselves, the world did not end on December 21st.
But maybe the way we do business in this world should end.
As previously written by the brilliant and beautiful Magnolia Beginnings…
we have an opportunity to conduct ourselves in a new way.
One of the ways we can do this is to choose love over hatred.
It’s up to me
It’s up to you
One person, one heart at a time, is all it would take.
I know, it’s hard to love sometimes…
but hatred takes much more energy.
Negative thoughts breed more negative thoughts…
and often we, who have them, suffer the most.
Are you someone who makes New Year resolutions?
Will you consider changing the way you do business in 2013?
Perhaps, like me, you will choose love…
when someone believes differently than you
when things don’t work out quite the way you planned them
and it feels like the entire world is against you.
Let’s start with the person nearest to us.
Let’s choose love.
Wishing you and yours a 2013 filled with love
talktodiana 
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Thank you for linking to my post Patty!
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As per last comment.
Yes agreed love.
And peace.
Great resolutions
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Thanks Elizabeth!
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Happy New Year! Peace is the answer.
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What a vision, isn’t it? Peace. A determined and intentional life-long journey that is worth every effort we put into it.
Blessings and peace to you Lisa.
xo
Diana
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Well said, it only starts with one person, thank you for being that one to spread love, as we all take to heart what you wrote and “pay if forward” to a more loving and peaceful world.
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(smiling) Peace to you sister!
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I “hate” that the year ended with such a hateful act in Newtown. Peace to all in 2013.
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Yes, that was very sad indeed. Peace to you too Robin.
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Good one, LD! A very happy and wonderful New Year to you and yours!
(I wish I was a better musician. Your posts always seem like they could be set to music. They always seem so lyrical.)
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(smiling) lyrical and musical – that’s me! NOT. But you’re a sweetheart for saying so…
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Beautiful Diana. Thank you and I am wishing only happiness and lots on love for you in 2013.
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Thank you so much and to you as well. 🙂
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This is a perfect post–if you would not mind copying part of it and putting it in a comment today on my blog I would appreciate it–I am having a virtual New Year’s Eve party and it is all about a more positive New Year–Julie Goyder directed me here from her blog and I am glad I read this–so if you have time, pop on over and spread some of your positivity! And Happy New Year-Louann
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Thanks for dropping by Louann! I love Julie, she’s awesome. Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2013!
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the best to you in 2013!
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Happy New Year to you… may it be all you wish for….
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Thank you Bull Dog and I wish you all the best for 2013 too! How did your holidays pass?
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Not finished yet… still got 2 weeks to go…. lovely…
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Well enjoy and make them count!
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Positive energy and love~perfect. We shall be the change!
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you know it!
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Thank goodness I read this before I posted what I was going to post today. I was going to talk about two people who have behaved appallingly towards Ants and me and, yes, I was motivated by hate. You have changed my mind thank goodness!
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Ignoranmuses can have that affect on you sometimes…we are only human and bound to feel the whole range of human emotions, aren’t we… I think you have a beautiful heart though….
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This post is making my heart to explode. I don’t believe in resolutions, because they only last first 2 weeks of january …haha….so I choose to have an intention…to contribute with my heart open, no ego, have no fears and hopefully no regrets. Believe in good and love. Thanks Diana for this post. happy New Year. Hugs 🙂
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I’m not big on resolutions myself LOL! They put way too much pressure on me. I think you do have an open heart and a beautiful generous spirit. ❤
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Ialways try to chose love over hate my mum always taught me that hate is such a strong word and shouldn’t be used we should try to stay we dislike something over we hate something…………..we should also remember that we don’t necessarily hate someone we may dislike their actions or behaviour which is different from hateing them
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I have no doubt that is true of you Joanne! I love how much you love your family and appreciate your philosophy of life!
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May 2012 be the springboard to a fabulous 2013. I look forward to many more posts that remind me, we can’t change the world until we change ourselves.
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Keith – you have a beautiful heart! Happy New Year to you and I wish you a wonderful 2013!
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great writing. I choose Love to.
This year I’m choosing to treat everyone with love and respect.
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Ahh Cristl, you have always chosen love!
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I don’t make resolutions — I do choose a word though and meditate/explore it throughout the year.
And… as my friend Jesse James Cameron says…. Choose Love over Fear. Always.
Happy New Year my friend.
We never did get that drink together — ok. so I’m willing to make a resolution — I will get together with Diana in the new year… early in the new year! how about next week? ….. 🙂
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by next week do you mean this week? (smiling) Friday would work best for me no matter which week. Happy New Year my friend!
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