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\"WordsHow many times have you heard or read that words have power? Maybe it was in the context of working \u2018magic\u2019 or \u2018positive affirmations\u2019 or visualization techniques and you just dismissed it as more of that \u2018psychic hooha\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Well, in my humble opinion, if you dismissed it, then you\u2019re closing your mind to an important truth.<\/p>\n

We all have tempers \u2013 lord knows I do. And I\u2019m DANG good at lashing out with words \u2013 there was a time in my life where I had this \u2018talent\u2019 nearly to the level of an art form. Am I proud of this? Nope. I fight it, daily.<\/p>\n

Why? I mean, some folks deserve to get blasted with both barrels, right?<\/p>\n

Words Have Power<\/h3>\n

Well, words have power. (heard that before?) And the other truth that goes with that is \u2018For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction\u2019.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take the \u2018words have power\u2019 statement first. If you don\u2019t believe me, just think about these.<\/p>\n

A stressed and frustrated mother to her child who has just stepped across her final \u2018line\u2019: \u201cWhat are you doing? Are you STUPID?\u201d The child\u2019s face falls, his self-esteem plummets and the seed of him believing he\u2019s stupid is planted \u2013 or, reinforced.<\/p>\n

A dad who\u2019s had a bit too much to drink to his daughter, \u201cYou\u2019re never going to amount to anything.\u201d At the very least, a seed of self-perception is planted \u2013 and like weeds, they take hold and grow.<\/p>\n

A high school freshman whispering to her friends, just loud enough for the girl with glasses or acne to hear, \u201cShe is so ugly, aren\u2019t you glad you don\u2019t look like her, I mean, GROSS!\u201d A seed \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m ugly\u2019 \u2013 and something the girl will never forget and have to fight inside of herself for years, and maybe a lifetime.<\/p>\n

A teacher to a student, \u201cGreat job! I can see you really worked hard on this project, you did awesome!\u201d The kid stands a little straighter, tries to hold the grin inside. A different kind of seed is planted.<\/p>\n

Mother to her daughter, \u201cI am so proud of the young lady you are becoming.\u201d Again, a different kind of seed. One that can grow into healthy self-esteem if nurtured.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: \u2018We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.\u2019\u201d (Martin Luther King, Jr) Words have POWER.<\/p>\n

Cause and Effect<\/h3>\n

Now, about the other truth \u2013 that every action has an opposite and equal reaction. This is a proven scientific truth. It is also part of the creed of every major religion.<\/p>\n

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  • In Wicca it is the three-fold law \u2013 everything you do comes back to you three-fold.<\/li>\n
  • In Christianity it is embodied in \u2018You reap what you sow.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • In Eastern philosophy (and now Western also) it is called \u2018Karma\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It is also reiterated in our language:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Troubles come home to roost.<\/li>\n
    • Don\u2019t dish it out if you can\u2019t take it.<\/li>\n
    • What goes around, comes around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It is the Universal Law of Cause and Effect.<\/p>\n

      What is my point?<\/h3>\n

      My point is that we all use words in one form or another every single day of our lives. Use them to help, to heal, to uplift \u2013 because that law of cause and effect works BOTH ways. You get back the bad you dish out, but you also get back the good.<\/p>\n

      Words can help or they can hinder Words can hurt or they can heal Words can beat down or they can uplift Words can destroy or they can create Words can be the source of sadness or the source of joy Words can be hateful, or they can be loving<\/p>\n

      Words can make the difference to another human being Your mouth is a gun, your tongue is the bullet \u2013 it is always loaded. The trigger \u2013 the trigger is your mind.<\/p>\n

      Would you point a loaded gun at your child? At your neighbor? Your wife or husband? Your mother or father?<\/p>\n

      Words have power.<\/p>\n

      It kind of puts this Proverb into perspective, doesn\u2019t it? \u201cIt is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and be proven one.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Unfortunately, proving ourselves fools is not the only effect that opening our mouths and \u2018cutting loose\u2019 has sometimes.<\/p>\n

      ~Dee<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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