Dear Myles,

What an intense lifeline to say the least. It saddens me to no end knowing that even to this day, this century, that so much hate and prejudice is alive and well. Incidentally the license plate on my car reads NEG8H8. It is not that difficult to figure out except for a few. So my license plate frame explains it…NEGATE HATE…thought I’d throw that in…I often times ask myself why there is so much of that going on that there is no singular reason. I think there are as many reasons for hate and prejudice to exist as there are as many people that do. There are also just as many reasons to love as there are as many people that do. My latest thought as to why these two particular personalities of society exist is because hate and prejudice are internalized in such a way that it seems to be the norm as a result of being exposed to it from infancy. Imagine a world where people take the time to stop and think and look at the inventory of thoughts and emotions within themselves, and question whether or not their hate and prejudices have any value, and come to the point that they actually have no value. They only serve to polarize us from one another. As a child growing up, I went through many years of anger and judgement as a result of constant exposure of it from my step-father. After taking a step back and carefully looking at it, how I looked at people, how it affected me, I decided NO! I will not have this cancerous demon to be part of me. I realized before that my negativity was nurtured by the very “friends” I chose, just to “fit in.” As a result of rejecting this useless thought process of hate and prejudice, I found myself not only without those “friends” but I was very open to welcome some amazing people in my life, which continues to this day. Haters will hate my friend. As long as there are haters, there will be people to hate and there is nothing I can do about it except live my life and hopefully set an example. Looking at my inner self, which I constantly do in order to maintain balance, I still fine tune myself by getting rid of residual “trash” lingering and so I take that “trash” out. I feel good too. Writing this I think of John Lennon’s song, IMAGINE. Very relevant today as it was back then. Anyway, maybe take some time to be by yourself, perhaps by a pond or a park or mountain and do a quality control inventory of your self and ask yourself if there is anything you can change for you, for the better. We all need to do that. Like I said, I still do. Love yourself even more my friend. Your acute awareness of your life and how you have been impacted by events seems to be very active as you are making your journey. Be kind to yourself, love yourself, and this will become infectious. Enjoy a perfect day my friend. Looking forward to more of what you have to say.

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one…

John Lennon

Wishing you love, peace, and happiness

Pearce