Use Your Words

Your words have power. Power to transform. To heal. To redeem. To set free. To hurt. To harm. To motivate. To dictate. To persuade. To dissuade. Your words have the ability to transform your current state of being…existing…into living the life you desire. You choose. Be it simple and satisfying or extreme and electric.

Throughout your day, be aware of what you say and how you say what you say. Is it with fervor, passion, belief, pity, doubt, negativity? Are you questioning, analyzing, lecturing, condescending? Does your word semantics engage peace or chaos?

When I’m engaging as a mediator, the art of questioning spark thoughts, engage dialogue, invites resolution, which leads to the discovery of the why and how to navigate conflict resolution. All through the power of diction. Language. Power is the force that enables your ability. Words are used to create, to cause, to inform, to uplift. Powerful words dictate powerful forces.

As I have entered into a new decade, I have been mindful of forty nuggets of wisdom.

1. It won’t always be this way.
2. Don’t miss the moment.
3. Learn the lesson.
4. Be aware of what is happening, what is being said. Read the room.
5. Laugh a lot.
6. Don’t forget to care.
7. It’s normal to cry about what hurts you, but it’s even more okay to use it to move on courageously.
8. Don’t let your past failures prevent your future successes.
9. Your words have power.
10. Word is bond.
11. Time is essential.
12. Be mindful.
13. Live it with all you got.
14. Be kind even towards fools.
15. Advocate for yourself, they are only humans with opinions.
16. Sit in silence and be aware of what you’re doing and why.
17. Wonder.
18. Ask why.
19. Pay your bills on time.
20. Save your money.
21. Save your energy from all things that don’t concern you.
22. Growth mindset over fixed mindset everyday.
23. You are a quiet inspiration.
24. If not now, then when?
25. What are you so afraid of?
26. Why aren’t you beginning?
27. Be positive.
28. First love yourself.
29. Those who worship Him should do so truthfully and freely.
30. God is real no matter what anyone tells you.
31. Old school still works.
32. True love still waits.
33. You will know when it’s real.
34. A decluttered space is a decluttered mind. Twenty minutes of household maintenance daily.
35. Make your bed daily.
36. Clean out a drawer daily.
37. Celebrate the successes.
38. Take care of your mind, body and spirit.
39. Remember how far you’ve come.
40. No means no.

It’s wise to keep the elderly around as you will always have the gems of the past to carry out the future and appreciate the present. How soon we forget what worked! What must we do when we have run out of options? Where do we turn? Back to the basics. Back to your why? Back to belief. Back to acting upon your faith, hopes and dreams.