Word Power
Words have power. So much of our personal and public discourse doesn’t account for this power. We exchange verbal banalities with little attachment to their influence on conscious and unconscious processes.
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ~Buddha
Thinking is a word process. Self-talk is a word process. Carefully choosing words for our internal dialogue is a primary tool for personal growth and transformation. The vocabulary of self-talk develops in early childhood, becoming the dominant way we judge and support the inner self. Power words that shape the perception of who we are, and of what we believe about others.
“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use the force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” ~Yehuda Berg
This astute observation is true of both outer and inner dialogue. The authentic self cannot fully emerge without positive word power.
“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” ~Socrates
A quote from Ruth Bader Ginsberg speaks passionately to me about the power of the word…”We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts with three little words, ‘We the people.'”
I invite you this week to reflect and review your inner and outer word power.
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” ~Robin Williams
Blessings!
