The power of your word…

Remember the old saying about “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? We do know that it is not true, don’t we..?

We all have been hurt by the words of others, be they parents, partners, teachers, bosses, friends.

And we all have hurt someone else, even our loved ones, by words we’ve spoken in anger, in fear, in envy.

And just as important, we have all hurt ourselves by putting ourselves down. It’s insidious what we have often said to ourselves about ourselves.

Have you ever told yourself you were dumb, or clumsy, or broke, or unworthy?

Then you have hurt yourself.

Have you ever said I can’t, won’t, should, lack, or quit?

Then you have hurt yourself.

Words do have power, but the power they have is what we choose…we decide which ones will affect us, and how they will affect us as long as we are consciously using our minds.

This is a process and it has a result: Where we intend, we attend. And, thus, we create our reality and our experiences.

When we say “I am peaceful and calm” our mind creates the physical effects of relaxation.

When we say “I am creative and productive” our mind creates the opportunities to be so.

Such statements are like affirmations (which comes from the Latin meaning to make firm.)

So let’s choose our words, our affirmations, thoughtfully. We have all heard the old adage about choosing our words carefully because we may have to eat them!