A New Way of Speaking?

I AM LOVING THIS SUNSHINE!!!  and the warm temps.

This morning i woke up at 2.30am and then proceeded to toss and turn till around 4.30am and decided it's no use and got up. i began to type my blog and then actually fell asleep at the computer and woke up just in time to jump in the shower and head to work. so now, i'm finally getting back to this post.

i have been reminded the last several weeks about the words that we say. words are very powerful. once we say the words our minds hear it and reinforces many times some beliefs that we have.

we are not stupid. we are not idiots. we are not dumb. we are not ugly. we are not good for nothing. we are not, never going to amount to anything (i know i just did a double negative). whatever it is that we say about ourselves - whenever we hear ourselves say it - it reinforces that belief and that is what we tend to hear above the good things. so when someone gives us a compliment - it's hard to receive or believe it because we've been telling ourselves that we're not worthy of that compliment.

everyone of us hears so many disparaging things throughout our lives. so let's make it a practice to give people smiles and give encouragement and give compliments. instead of just thinking that someone's eyes light up when they smile - tell them. tell them something good. i know i like to hear it. make sure though that you say something genuine. if they have bad hair - don't say things like oh your hair looks good. say things more like i love the color of your hair. i love how it has a mind of it's own.....hahahaha......mine sure does. anyway....i think you get the idea. remember to compliment yourselves as well. say positive things about yourself. if you focus on how clumsy you are - guess what?  you'll be even more clumsy.  some of the things that we say or do are dumb but we are not dumb.  never tell children they are stupid or that they're not good for anything. God created all of us in His image and if we say things against ourselves or someone else.....we're saying it about His creation and He doesn't like that.

so enjoy the weekend. it's supposed to be sunny and warm...er.
be blessed and remember that God makes ALL things good - even you!!!!