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Your Words Have POWER

– Use Them Wisely


Powerful, positive, and beautiful words can heal and uplift. When spoken
with truth, your words have the ability to change lives.Think about how you
communicate. Your words can encourage people to achieve greatness.
Your words can support and even heal someone’s suffering. Your words
can nurture, nourish, and inspire your children.

Sadly, emotions like hatred, fear, anger, frustration, and resentment can be
expressed and fueled by words. Whether words are written or spoken, they
have the power to break and destroy healthy environments, as well as
relationships.

It is vital to always speak your truth, but we must be mindful about what we
say and how we say it. Your words can change everything.

React or respond
If you react and then respond to a situation with really destructive words,
the implications can be overwhelming and soul destroying for the recipient.
It’s very easy to put voice to our feelings and thoughts; however, it takes
control, strength, and absolute integrity to express ourselves in a positive
way no matter the situation. Stop and take a breath before you speak when
you are stressed.

Be responsible for your words


Really think about the fact that your words hold incredible power both
positively and negatively. Everything that is expressed verbally has the
power to influence and change the lives of all you share your world with. It
is your choice to use words that inspire or destroy. Once said, your words
cannot be retracted.

Mind your language


Choose to speak only words that are positive, loving, healing, inspiring, and
uplifting. Positive words will transform your life and the lives of those
around you. You can create an environment of positive energy right now.
Pay attention to your language.

Positive self-talk
Positive self-talk is a vital step in building self esteem. It is a phenomenal
strategy for change. Some of the greatest athletes in the world use positive
self-talk to help them achieve their biggest goals. The thing is, you don’t
actually need to be a gold medalist to use this strategy. Anyone can do it!

More often than not, it is so routine to speak negatively about yourself that
you are completely unaware of how frequently you do it. You may not even
be aware that you are doing it. I wonder if, for the next twenty-four hours,
you would take the time to pay attention to your thoughts and also take
notice of how you speak about yourself?

What kind of internal dialogue are you running? Furthermore, are you
verbalizing it?

Your inner critic


Pay attention to how often your inner critic is active. By taking note of any
negative self talk, this will begin the necessary process of interrupting this
destructive habit.
If you speak negatively about yourself, and as you pay more attention to
how often this is happening, start asking yourself the following questions:

● Would I speak to my best friend like this?


● Would I speak to someone I loved like this?
● Can I change the situation that is making me feel so down?
● Am I actively taking positive steps towards feeling better?
● What resulted from saying something so negative to myself?

Take notice of your self-talk. If your inner critic is loud and out of control, it’s
time to silence that negative voice in your head. Negative self-talk can
influence your self-esteem, your outlook on life, your energy levels, your
relationships, and even your health.

Quit
Make a commitment to quit the negative self-talk. Just like any toxic bad
habit, you can decide to stop this behavior. It may take time, perseverance,
attention, and strength to quit negative self-talk completely because for
many of us it has become so deeply ingrained, it is almost second nature.
Once you are aware that you are doing it, understand that you will need to
keep interrupting yourself and your thoughts to stop it altogether. Becoming
aware of this behavior is the key to quitting.

Positive words are good for your


health
Positive self-talk will:

● Boost your confidence


● Improve your mood
● Eliminate stress
Words Have Power
Words have power. Choose them wisely.
Posted November 2, 2010 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader

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Words cannot change reality, but they can change how people perceive
reality. Words create filters through which people view the world around
them. A single word can make the difference between liking a person and
disliking that person. If a friend describes the person you are about to meet
for the first time as untrustworthy, you will be predisposed to view that
person as untrustworthy, regardless of the person's actual level of
trustworthiness. The single word "untrustworthy" creates a filter, or primacy
effect, that predisposes you to view the person you are about to meet as
untrustworthy. Thereafter, you will tend to view everything that person says
or does as untrustworthy.

Overcoming negative primacy is difficult but not impossible. The more


times you meet the "untrustworthy" person and do not experience
instances of untrustworthiness, the more likely you are to view the
"untrustworthy" person as trustworthy, thus overriding negative primacy.
However, you are less likely to meet an untrustworthy person a second
time because you perceive that person as untrustworthy, thereby reducing
the probability of overcoming negative primacy.

Conversely, if before meeting a person for the first time, a friend tells you
that the person you are about to meet is friendly, then you will likely view
that person as friendly, regardless of the person's degree of friendliness. If
you meet the "friendly" person several times and do not experience
friendliness, then you will tend to excuse away the unfriendly behavior.
Such excuses might include: "He must be having a bad day," "I must have
caught her at a bad time," or, "Everybody has a bad day once in a while."
An unfriendly person initially described as friendly gains an advantage from
positive primacy because people tend to allow the unfriendly person
multiple opportunities to demonstrate friendliness despite numerous
displays of unfriendly behavior.

In today's busy world, people typically do not consult multiple news sources
to get a balanced view of world events; therefore, people tend to perceive
world events through the filter created by a single newspaper, television
newscast, or radio report. Media has the power to influence the way in
which people view world events. If a media outlet, especially a reputable
one, introduces a bias into the news story, the readers or listeners will tend
to view the event through the biased filter established by the media report.
The filter created by the biased news report will remain in place until the
readers are exposed to other more balanced news reports; however, this is
unlikely to occur because people generally do not consult multiple news
sources.

I took advantage of the primacy effect at an early age. I was infatuated with
Paula. She was the second prettiest girl I had seen since I crossed the
threshold of puberty. I wanted to spend time with her. I devised a plan to
meet her without subjecting myself to social humiliation. Beth was Paula's
closest friend. I knew if I told Beth that I thought Paula was cute, had a
good sense of humor, and that I wanted to take her out on a date, the
message would be conveyed to Paula in a matter of minutes. I knew Paula
would be faced with two options. If she was predisposed to like me then the
next time she saw me, she would have a favorable opinion of me because
she would see me as a person who liked her. If she did not like me, then
she would avoid me at all cost because she would know my intentions to
ask her out on a date. The next day at school, I saw Paula walking down
the hallway. Our eyes met. She smiled. I had my answer. The primacy
effect predisposed her to like me before I spoke my first word to her.

In my early days as an investigator, I fell victim to the primacy effect. I


interviewed a suspect who I thought kidnapped a 4-year-old girl. Before
talking to the suspect, I had already made up my mind that he was the
kidnapper. Consequently, everything the suspect said or did, I viewed as
indications of guilt, despite ample evidence to the contrary. The more
pressure I put on the suspect, the more nervous he became not because
he was guilty but because I did not believe him and he thought he would go
to prison for something he did not do. The more nervous the suspect
became, the more I thought he kidnapped the young girl and the more
pressure I applied. Needless to say, the interview spiraled out of control. In
the end, I was embarrassed when the real kidnapper was caught. I suspect
that negative primacy is at the root of many false confessions.

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