We should never underestimate the power in our words. The old saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me).”, could never be further from the truth. I am sure we can all think of a time that something hurtful has come out of our mouth, and I am sure we can also remember how it hurt the one it was directed to.
I am positive that some of those words will never be forgotten, emotions can still be stirred upon visiting those memories. There is power to give life, and take life in your words. I know what some of you are thinking, my words don’t hold that much power. Well try telling the families that have lost loved ones to suicide because of hurtful, angry words that were spoken over them day after day. We all have different breaking points, do you want to be responsible for pushing someone to theirs?
If there is anyone reading this that has experienced the pain of words that have been spewed out at them I am sorry. I know what it is like to be belittled, degraded, and called every name possible. I am here to tell you there is a wonderful life that is waiting for you, as hard as that may be to believe, it took me over a decade to enter into mine.
On the other hand if you are the one spewing out the hurtful words, I am sorry for you to. I can only imagine how unhappy and miserable you must be inside. I am sure you are at the end of angry, hurtful words yourself. The same holds true for you, there is a wonderful life awaiting you. You don’t have to allow yourselves to follow in the footsteps that have been left for you. Stray from the path and create your own footsteps.
