This post is inspired by a conversation I had with my son during our 2 hour drive to and from his training. I did not know what to blog about but our conversation gave me food for thought.

I will brain dump some of what came to mind.
Three years ago, I wrote a quote called Mind your words

Words are like the wind - its blows can be unkind and overwhelming or refreshing and welcoming. Words are uttered easily but its impact can last a lifetime. Be mindful of your words! MoMoGrOw

Words can heal, hurt, harm, cause pain, help, comfort, love, sooth etc.

Protest in Amsterdam - September 2021

Words are powerful and are impactful. Sometimes it takes only 1 word to convey a message or have influence. Sometimes it takes a few words strung together which create one’s thoughts, which can change one’s outlook and/or actions. Words trigger emotional responses – so we need to be mindful of our words. Unfortunately or fortunately the emotional response can totally impact our behaviour, our beliefs and ultimately our lives.
For example: "You are creative", "You are smart!", or "You will never succeed."

Pay attention to the words in your head. The words we tell ourselves are equally as powerful as the ones that others tell us. Just like a garden, we sometimes need to “weed” negative self-talk from our minds because we might be programmed consciously or subconsciously. If negative words prevent the fruits that you desire from bearing, then removing them might take time if they became deeply rooted or are overgrown and preventing positive words from flourishing.

Are we spending time and attention on negative thoughts or using the wrong words? Meditation helps with weeding out negative words - as it gives a new and different perspective.
For example: "I always have bad luck". Then good luck will never come if one is negatively focused.

Harsh words alienate and create distance. Harsh words will never enable connections, empower or show that we empathise, understand or care. We should try to catch our words before we alienate – because often we speak without thinking. It becomes so normal but we can also practice to use positive or uplifting words even when the situation is not favourable.
For example: “You forgot to take out the garbage” feels different from “You did not remember to take out the garbage.”
Or
If a child says, “I am so forgetful as I always leave my book” – the response could be “You remembered otherwise you would never have said it.” 😀

Words create memories. Which messages are you sending and which memories will be created by your words? Consider that.
Do we remember all the nice words said to us or only the unpleasant ones? What are some of those?
Can you think of some unpleasant words you uttered/screamed at someone?
We are not saints, so we will sometimes say mean things and apologise afterwards. Now that you are considering them, how do they make you feel after the fact? Or how do you feel the person screamed at felt?

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Words can attack and words can attract. Say something nice to someone today. Consciously determine whether your words will attack someone or attract someone. You are in control. 😀Remember your words will also have a direct impact on you too. I hope you are being attractive.

Words can be sung, spoken, written – they convey emotions as they can and will be felt. Just think of that song or speech that gave you goosebumps.

Words give us a voice to communicate/negotiate, to challenge, to manipulate, to educate or to propagandize.

I wrote this poem called Power of the Pen 3 years ago.

The pen can solve problems between haters,
No words uttered just ink on papers.
Words, agreement - peace - no sorrow,
No violence - no war - no lamenting tomorrow.
©MoMoGrOw

The written word is very persuasive. It conveys ideas and records the human experience (stories, events, opinions) of the writer. It serves to connect the reader with the experiences of the writer’s past or present also of those near or far. The experiences connect us with the world and times of the writer.
Truth or propaganda - the written word is often believed and taken as fact.
Can you imagine reading a well written book hundreds of years later and not knowing its true origins? The more eloquent the more factual it will seem.

Bookmarkers created by my youngest daughter - 2017

By the way, we are engaged here on the Hive blockchain in the documentation of the written word for posterity.

Words create thoughts – words in our minds can be instructive or destructive. If instructive then dreams develop. They make us think, act and create - although they never need to be spoken. In this way, thoughts become things. Everything around us started from a thought which were words in someone's mind.

Therefore one could argue that -
our universe/world is indeed created from words.

Now I do not want to sound religious but the Bible does say “In the beginning was the word…..” I wrote this because I figure you might be thinking about these words.

I hope this post provided some food for thought.

All photos were taken by me on my iPhone 6S - unless sourced.