Let’s get rid of the labels. The labels I am referring to are those qualifiers that precede a conversation like, “Oh! I was talking to this Black friend.” or “I have this straight friend.” or “Of course he must be A.D.D.” I want to say, “Drop the labels” We create a thinking process, by their inclusion, that takes the listener into a new arena.
When dealing with parents and their children, the parents, often seem to have to place a disclaimer on their child, “I need you to know that she is dyslexic.” When I see a child before me I see them in their total perfection. This way I get to have a whole new relationship with the child and for that period of time, that I am with the child, the child feels no discounting, they feel honored for all that they are.
This works well with adults too. I never need to know all the negative things about a person from another’s point of view. It truly is not necessary. Let’s drop the label making and instead, picture a Divine Being of Love and Light. We may have a whole new conversation.
