Love and Hate: The Power of Four Letters “Love” and “Hate.” Two very different four-letter words. One radiates positive energy; the other carries a negativity so dense it can break down your very cells.
Try a simple muscle test:
Say, “I love to walk.” Your body will test strong and positive.
Now say, “I hate to walk.” Instantly, your body weakens.
Even softer words like hope, try, wish, want don’t carry the same strength as love. Love resonates at the highest vibration.
Looking for Love in the Right Place
Everyone is searching for love. But the real question is: Are you applying love where it counts most—inside yourself?
As the song says, “Looking for love in all the wrong places” will never bring lasting love. You must love yourself first.
Dr. Masaru Emoto’s research showed how words—positive or negative—change the molecular structure of water. Beautiful crystals formed in response to words like love and gratitude, while harsh words created distortion. Considering our bodies are 60–90% water, it’s no stretch to say: Change your words, and you change your body.
Why Loving Yourself Isn’t Selfish
Many of us grew up believing that loving others mattered more than loving ourselves. But that belief is backwards.
Love yourself first. Be “selfish” for you. When you embody love, you naturally attract love. Tell your cells, your tissues, your bones: I love you. Whisper it. Shout it. Live it.
A 30-Day Love Practice
For the next 30 days, try this:
When you catch yourself replaying a negative story, stop and say: Cancel. Cancel. Cancel.
Then, breathe deeply—five seconds in, five seconds out—through your heart center.
Replace the negativity with love. Send love to the issue, to yourself, to the moment.
At first, it may feel difficult—especially if anger, sadness, or pain have taken root. But with practice, love dissolves the heaviness.
The Healing Power of Self-Love
In 16 years of counseling people seeking physical healing, one truth has revealed itself again and again: a lack of self-love is at the core of much suffering.
The first step is simple, but not always easy: stand in front of the mirror and say, “I love myself.” Many struggle to say it, let alone believe it. But healing begins there.
💗 This is Love Month. Remember: Love begins within.
— David DeHaas