Words carry energy, and this gives language its power and its potential to heal or hurt. Most of us can remember a time that someone sent a word our way, and it stuck with us. It may have been the first time we received a truly accurate compliment or the time a friend or sibling called us a name, but either way, it stuck.
This experience reminds us that what we say has weight and power and that being conscious means being aware of how we use words.
The more conscious we become, the more we deepen our relationship to the words we use so that we speak from a place of actually feeling what we are saying. We begin to recognize that words are not abstract, disconnected entities used only to convey meaning; they are powerful transmitters of feeling.
For the next few days, practice noticing how the words you say and hear affect your body and your emotional state. Note how the different communication styles of the people in your life make you feel. Also, watch closely to see how your own words come out and what effect they have on the people around you.
You may realize that when we speak quickly, without thinking, or rush
to get our ideas across, our words don’t carry the same power as when
we speak slowly and confidently, allowing those receiving our words time
and space to take them in. When we carefully listen to others before we
speak, our words have more integrity, and when we take time to center
ourselves before speaking, we truly begin to harness the power of
speech. Then our words can be intelligent messengers of healing and
light, transmitting deep and positive feelings to those who receive
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