Happy Sunday Everyone! This week I want to talk about the power of words, spoken and unspoken. Most people take language and words for granted and hardly even think about the words they have in their heads or the words they speak out loud.
Words can build people up or tear them down. Words possess profound power to shape reality, altering mental health, beliefs, and behaviors by creating neural patterns that dictate how individuals perceive themselves and the world. Positive language fosters confidence and mental wellness, while negative words can trigger anxiety, depression, and self-sabotage. Words act as catalysts that can heal, inspire, or destroy, acting as a "weapon" that impacts relationships, shapes future outcomes, and defines personal identity.
Do you pay attention to the words you use when talking to yourself? Are they positive or negative? Most people experience negative thinking or words when they self talk. A friend of mine once told me the “ANTS” were bitting him one day and I thought he was talking literal ants. When asked what he meant he told me that “ANTS” stood for “Automatic Negative Thinking.” Just him saying that caused me to pay more attention to my own thoughts and I discovered my self talk was pretty abusive. Constantly putting myself down or criticizing myself.
Words are very important when dealing with illnesses, for example I prefer to say I live with chronic pain rather than I suffer with chronic pain - do you feel the difference in those statements? When I had cancer I would say I was defeating cancer not that I had or have cancer for saying it that way felt like I was taking ownership of the cancer and I certainly did not want to do that.
People today are so busy tearing themselves and others down by use of language. Imagine what the world would be like if every single person changed their words to more positive ones, especially in self-talk. What would happen if instead of tearing people down you complimented them? What would happen if instead of tearing yourself down you were self encouraging, what would you be able to accomplish that you have talked yourself out of?
I challenge all of you to pay attention to yourself talk. If you say one negative thing to yourself I challenge you to tell yourself three positive things about yourself. Same when dealing with other people, I challenge you to find one good thing to say to someone, even if it's I hope you have a great day!
We have the power to change our world simply by changing our language. Let's build ourselves and others up not down. Become vigilant of the thoughts you have, are they negative or positive? Remember negative thoughts and words can destroy.
There was a study done and you can google it where a school put two of the exact same plant in the hallway of the school. Both plants received the same amount of light, water and food. But one plant the students would walk by and say only positive things and the other plant students walked by and only say negative things. The plant that received the positive words thrived, the one that received negative words died. Think about it!
You have the power to heal or the power to destroy, which do you choose today? May you all see your inner beauty and may you all spread your inner light to the world and to yourself. Discover the power to heal simply by speaking.
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Namaste,
Pat Laurino
Intuitive Energy Healer/Spiritual Psychic/Medium
