Let's Thrive - Day 19 - "Words"

Remember our analogy at the very beginning of our "Let's Thrive" challenge of a tree growing its roots down deep and strong and then sending the branches out toward the world?  This week i was reminded of the power of words in this thriving process.  Hurtful words, even unintentional, can cause that thriving tree to curl up and wither as the branches draw inward toward the trunk and the energy of that tree is brought down.  I was reminded "Be careful with your words.  Once they are said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten."  A single word has the power to ripple through the world in ways we cannot imagine.  A word of affirmation toward someone can lift their spirits and lighten their day.  It can boost confidence and bring smiles.    Laurent used to tell me that words create.  They create images of people.  They create  attributes.  They create reputations and characters.  And once created, they are difficult to destroy.  Like a bag of feathers thrown into the wind, words we speak are scattered and blown about affecting those around them until they are difficult to retrieve.  How better off we are to follow the immortal words of Thumper: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." 

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