WORDS CAN HEALWords have the power to change a life in positive
ways. They can
In Hal Urban’s classroom there were signs saying: “No put-downs – compliments spoken here”, “Kind words cost little but accomplish much”, “Celebrate today!”, “Celebrate each other”, “This is a caring community”, “Win win words”
Respect the power of words.
POSITIVE WORDS
How do you feel reading the following:
Really notice how those words feel, does the word SMILE resonate with you in a pleasant way? Does it make you feel like smiling, are you smiling now?
NEGATIVE WORDS
“Would you let someone come into your
home and dump a big bag of trash all over your living room? If you
wouldn’t let someone dump trash in your living room, then why do you let them dump trash
What about:
How do you feel reading those words? Can you remember a time when you said them or felt them? Do they make you feel bad? Visualise someone frowning, or with a face “like thunder”, “steam coming out of their ears”, how does that feel?
Realise now the power that your words command
if
Instead of taking people for granted, laughing at them, being sarcastic, putting them down, blaming or accusing, pointing out their faults, telling them they are wrong, telling lies, swearing or using rude words, gossiping, using angry words or tone, demanding and discouraging, avoid looking into people’s eyes when they are talking, show no facial expression or worse frown, pull a face (implying you don’t believe them), interrupt them or talk across them ….. take note how those negative words make you feel or even visualise someone speaking to you in that manner and remind yourself how bad it makes you feel …. Why not be:
Words have the power to destroy or
heal.
Encouraging and build people up, express appreciation and gratitude, be truthful and honest, use polite and kind words, point out the good things about them, use their names, request or ask for things, use a pleasant tone and be gentle with your words, be genuine and sincere, laugh with them, listen to what they have to say and rather than gossip choose to say nothing at all!
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment – Dorothy Nevill Learn how Like a ripple on a pond ... Pay it Forward could enhance your relationships, using kind, caring, thoughtful, inspirational quotations to convey your message. BENEFITS OF MIND HARMONY 4 LIFE
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