Power of the Spoken Word
How many of us realize that the words we speak are power? Every word we speak has the power to lift someone up or put them down. Every word we speak has the power to help someone or hinder someone. With the words we speak we hold the power to encourage or discourage, to offer a glimmer of hope or even to destroy hope.
Some of us don’t realize the power of words or the things we say to other people. And, for that matter, some of us don’t realize the words we speak to our own selves within our own minds. Sadly, we take our words for granted and many of us simply fail to think before we vocalize our words. Words are powerful and with them we can not only lift others up or put them down but with those words we can also do the same to our own selves.
It is my belief that words create energies. Negative words create negative energies both for ourselves and for others and positive words create positive and creative energies both for ourselves and for others. I think each of us should stop and ask ourselves what kind of energy we are creating with our words and, preferably, before we vocalize those words. Think how different things might be in the world and in our lives if we stopped to think about the power of the spoken word before we spoke.
Sadly, many of us today take our words for granted and we think that words are “cheap” and/or meaningless. But, the words we speak are not cheap or meaningless in my opinion. To the contrary they are to be valued and meaningful because words create energies that effect not only others but our own selves.
Think of the words we speak to ourselves. You know, those little words that roll over and over in our own minds. It’s called “Self Talk.” What are we telling ourselves about ourselves? In our self talk are we inspiring ourselves to be the best we can be as human beings? Is our self talk one of almost constant blame, regret, sorrow, or put down of self? Or is our self talk encouraging, positive, hopeful, forgiving, and aspiring? Our inner self talk is important because what we tell ourselves about ourselves helps for our perceptions and intentions. All of that self talk helps to form and determine our behavior, our emotions, and even more of our thoughts. Is our self talk positive and creative? Or is it negative and self destructive?
Words are important. Words should be meaningful not meaningless. The best words should lift others up, give them hope, and inspire them because in so doing we also lift our selves up, give ourselves hope, and inspire ourselves to be even more than we are right now. And isn’t that what it’s all about? Striving to become something more, something better than we are right now?
How many of us realize how our words effect other people? How many of us perceive the effect of our words on others? Are we blind to the effects? Do we care about the effects our words have on others and/or our own selves? Is life intended to be all about cheap and meaningless words? Don’t you think there is already enough negativity in the world? So why would you want to add to that negativity with more negative energy creating words?
I’ve heard many people express that they’d like to change the world but in the same sentence express to me how powerless they are to change it. Really? How about starting to change the world by starting to speak consciously and with purpose and intention instead of habitually and without thought? How about watching the words you speak and speaking as many words as you can that create positive energies in the world? How about setting your own self as an example for others to emulate in positive ways? Isn’t that helping to change the world? I think it is.
I do not think that there is one person alive today on this world who is powerless! Oh yes, you might not have political or monetary power but we ALL have other kinds of power! And, one of those “other kinds of power” that we hold is the power of the spoken word! With that very power we can inspire or hinder. With that power we can create or destroy. With that power we can give hope or steal away hope. And with that power we can lift up or we can put down!
How do we change the world? One person at a time beginning with our own selves. If we consider our words before we speak them we do so because we realize the power of the spoken word, OUR spoken word. If we make the conscious choice to speak positive and creative words then we are refusing to add to the already overwhelming amount of negativity in the world today. Isn’t that helping to change the world? I think it is.
I encourage you to think about your words before you vocalize them. I encourage you to try to envision the effects that your spoken word may have on others and on your own self before you vocalize them. And, most especially, I encourage you to assume responsibility for the POWER that you hold, the Power of the Spoken Word, YOUR WORD. Don’t be a part of the gross and overwhelming negative energy we have in the world today. Make the conscious choice NOT to be a part of that but to be a part of that which gives hope and inspiration in the world. Our life journeys are far from being about “me.” They are really about “US.” Consider what kind of energy you are putting out in the world. You have POWER to change it if it’s not positive and creative. You are NOT a powerless being! In fact, I believe, we are very POWERFUL beings and most of us never even realize it.
