How much do ours WORDS MATTER?

 

How much do ours WORDS MATTER?  Although we have always known it intuitively, science has confirmed the tremendous power our words have on our own selves, within business, and even across all our nemesis.  BUT much as we CAN'T be perfect, WHY DON'T we commit to cushion the negative impact of WORDS, running parallel with a serious intent to minimize causing OR creating problems simply because of words📗📙📘

YES YES yow, WORDS HAVE POWER.  More than that, WORDS can literally shape the material world.  The WORDS we speak NOT only reflect BUT it can shape our thoughts and in effect, our thoughts shape the physical structure of our brains.  This cascade was laid out from the researches of experts and even from a recent TED TALK I attended where Dr Mark Pagel spoke of the potency of our WORDS using those catchy, memorable one-liners wherein via WORDS, our ideas can be implanted💧💧💧

To quote one literary piece, WORDS provide the rails on WHICH our thoughts would ride.  The WORDS we use [and even HOW we use them] matter immensely because they shape the way we perceive the world and participate within it.  To add to this understanding is the amplifying effect technology has had on our words.  And today, we are inundated with WORDS through tons of SMS messages and those billions of messages passing through the various social media platforms.  And we can even add the endless carousel of advertisements, we can end up with a COACHELLA-like environment!!!

Allow me to qualify, though, that despite the billions of WORDS sent and received across, it is just realistic to accept the fact that we are NOT intently reading most of these words anyway BUT the point remains that we are assailed with a litany of words and as a result, their perceived power seems to have been diminished, and to put it bluntly, diluted.  Take that and add it to the current state of civic discourse WHERE certain media companies and even political figures have somehow devolved to using WORDS as a sort of 'artillery' to censure and even undermine and worst, destroy the reputation of others and it's NOT hard to believe that WORDS have become cheap💚💛💜

Our takeaway:  At the end of the day, let's recognize that our WORDS provide the basis for our human connections.  And WHEN we share a language, we human beings can be remarkably cooperative and sometimes, ironically even selfless.  Next time around our emotions get the better of us [and even before we spew whatever 'venomous' WORDS may come out, let us be more mindful as to HOW MUCH OUR WORDS MATTER😊😊😊