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A challenging thoughts for the weekend Dadtalkers.....
Was reading something this morning which i found quite challenging and thought was especially true for us Dads i lifted some of it and have adapted below :
Written or spoken, words are continuously propelling us through life. They lift us up, drag us down, wound us deeply or heal our hearts. Words have the power to break confidences, build life long alliances or start wars.
Words can make or break us, both as individuals and as a society. What have you been saying lately?
The words you speak can have a profound effect on the people they reach. Are you encouraging or discouraging? Are you building up your children, your spouse, your friend or even the stranger you pass on the street? Or are you tearing down your own family with words of criticism, bitterness and judgment? Are you causing the destruction of your self-esteem by speaking ill suited words over yourself, your health and prosperity?
Words have set whole nations in motion…Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world. Joseph Conrad
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Dorothy Nevill
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Have a great - self esteem building - weekend 😉
Thanks,
I've seen visual aids when this topic has been spoken about. A toothpaste tube, an aerosol.
Once you have sprayed the aerosol you can't get the spray back into the can, nor the toothpaste back into the tube.
I guess part of the skill is to weigh words before allowing them to blurt into the world.
/J
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