Words

Words are powerful, whether they be the written word or a spoken word. Whether the intent was good, harmful, educational, a joke or just an observation. Whether spoken with loving kindness or in anger. Words linger, their power over us can be strong. But what is a word? Why do we allow the words of others to cloud our day and hurt us so? Often times, it's what we bring to the table that makes those words come to life.

Some words you can carry with you or toss aside. The only person that can make you happy or sad, angry or content, is you. I don't have that kind of control over another person. Even in a marriage, it's not necessarily the other person, who may be going about doing exactly what they've always been doing and suddenly, you feel anger or unhappy. Did they do that to you? Or is it some change in you? And if you changed once, you can change again.

I've some deep issues at home to deal with and I have words that I must find and share with kindness and wisdom. It may take me a few more days of pondering, but I will somehow find those words to send.