It never ceases to amaze me...the power of words. The old adage is quite true that actions speak louder than words. We have all seen confirming examples of that. But we can not dismiss the tremendous influence of words.
We have all been there. We know the positive influence of someone's encouraging words at just the right time. And then we've all been elsewhere. We have had the breath knocked out of us by someone else's untimely critical words.
And then there are the other times. We encourage someone else and see a light in their eyes...and we are so grateful. Or...we deliver words from our own mouths that are a mistake...and someone is hurt because of them. And we regret it.
Perhaps there are times we just don't even think about what we said. Perhaps we had no intention of hurting someone else and have no clue what someone else is thinking, feeling, experiencing or facing. Yet our words reach to very core of their hearts and they walk away...hurt...because of our "teasing" or "correcting" or "just saying it like it is."
It's a new year. Each day is a new opportunity. I pray that our words will be more selective...more sensitive...more supportive. May we remember that each word we speak has the potential of being wonderful...or wounding. Choose kindly. ♥~thl
We have all been there. We know the positive influence of someone's encouraging words at just the right time. And then we've all been elsewhere. We have had the breath knocked out of us by someone else's untimely critical words.
And then there are the other times. We encourage someone else and see a light in their eyes...and we are so grateful. Or...we deliver words from our own mouths that are a mistake...and someone is hurt because of them. And we regret it.
Perhaps there are times we just don't even think about what we said. Perhaps we had no intention of hurting someone else and have no clue what someone else is thinking, feeling, experiencing or facing. Yet our words reach to very core of their hearts and they walk away...hurt...because of our "teasing" or "correcting" or "just saying it like it is."
It's a new year. Each day is a new opportunity. I pray that our words will be more selective...more sensitive...more supportive. May we remember that each word we speak has the potential of being wonderful...or wounding. Choose kindly. ♥~thl
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