02/10/2026
**THIS IS NOT AND WILL NOT BECOME ABOUT POLITICS OR RELIGION THEREFORE COMMENTING IS RESTRICTED**
I’ve been sitting with my thoughts about the halftime show conversation.. so this is going to be a long post, but I really do encourage everyone to read it.
Not everything we see or hear is going to match our preferences, and that’s okay.
But it’s interesting how quickly differences turn into frustration, judgment, or division instead of simple acceptance that people enjoy different things.
One of the biggest skills we talk about in mental health is dialectical thinking — the understanding that two opposing things can both be true at the same time. Shocking, right?
You can dislike something and someone else can love it.
You can choose not to watch something while others fully enjoy it.
Best part- Neither person is wrong — it’s just difference.
Believe it or not, it’s also possible to dislike something and simply leave it at that, without turning it into arguments, judgment, or making it about politics or religion.
We don’t see people arguing nationally over someone liking or disliking a ham sandwich — we accept taste is personal.
Entertainment, art, opinions.. LIFE, all deserve the same simple acceptance.
The message shared during the NFL Halftime show was that the only thing more powerful than hate is love.
Maybe that reminder matters most in moments like this —
Because the world already carries enough anger and division. We don’t have to add to it every time something doesn’t fit our personal preferences.
Sometimes choosing peace simply looks like letting people enjoy what speaks to them while we enjoy what speaks to us.
And honestly, making space for different cultures, languages, and preferences feels like the very diversity the USA has always been built on.
The world feels heavier when everything becomes an argument, and lighter when we allow space for differences without turning them into conflict.
Someone else enjoying something different doesn’t take anything away from you, and allowing space for that difference makes the world just a little better.