Ever really thought about the power of words? How they can really affect true change in our lives along with those around us?
Say to yourself, “I am fabulous with a side of spectacular.” Admit it, you cannot help but feel amazing, right? Ever heard the phrase, “be the change you want to see in the world?” I am living that change. Anytime, I can inspire someone or even myself to do and be a better person, you bet, I am doing it! The world needs more inspirational individuals that will enable a shift in the energy of the world. I promise you, it is just as easy to be positive than negative, it all takes the same amount of energy.
Recently, I was unloading my grocery cart at the market. It was the ungodly hour of 5:30 AM Lets be real, most of us at this hour are usually not so nice or happy, right? The nice checker asked me how I was, as most of us do to make small talk, not really even caring how the other person is. My reply was “I am fabulous with a side of spectacular!” The older gentleman in line behind me said he wanted to live in my world. I smiled and nicely replied, “you certainly can live in my world, it can be your world too, it is all a matter of perspective and choice.” When we drill down on this, it is all so very true! Thoughts are the only thing we have control over! I will choose positive vs negative all day!
See I have found that I must always maintain my energy and steer clear of anyone or anything negative. To the point that anyone I hang out with our is in my life by choice, EVEN family. I always ask myself, if this situation, person or thing life giving? If the answer is NO, well, then, out it goes!
Negativity is like a disease, it can spread very quick! Ever had that one friend that you hang out together and you just are exhausted and you did nothing but converse? UGH! For me, there is no room for negative energy, negative people and the word choices we, they, use all feed into the energy funnel. Pay attention to the words you use, and those around you use.
I love telling people that the words try AND maybe has been permanently removed from my vocabulary. There is no trying for me, you either will or you wont, plain and simple! Maybe is a word that is just as bad. You either will or you won’t! I grew up in a house where it seemed as though no one could ever make a decision. I constantly heard, well maybe, or hmm, we can try. PLEASE PEOPLE MAKE A DAMN DECISION!!
It seems as though try and maybe are two words that mean failing with honor. Most important, when I hear these words, it invokes a feeling of non~importance to me. Just say to me “hey, I really don’t care enough about you to make a decision either way.” Because, this is what you are saying when you respond with the words TRY and MAYBE.
So, have I got you thinking about the true power of words? Now say to yourself again, “I am fabulous with a side of spectacular!” How do you feel? A bit better hopefully than before you read this blog!
I would also like to take a moment and comment on what is going on in our world right now with all the random shootings and negativity! I just read on FB about a shooting in El Paso and my first reaction was, what is wrong with our society? Instead, I turned it around in that our world is crying for KINDNESS!!! Just please imagine for a moment if every single person took a pledge, like we all did with not texting and driving. If we all as a society agreed to everyday perform one random act of kindness, there would more happiness and less anxiety and chaos in our world.
Try saying to a random person something like this…….
“Hey those are some really great shoes you have on!”
“Hey that is a gorgeous smile you are wearing!” I still remember 20 years ago I was leaving a store and was really distraught about something personal I was experiencing in my life. This man was sitting outside and said to me…..”Hey, don’t forget to wear that gorgeous smile of yours, it is truly magical!!” I remember this like it was yesterday and how amazing it made me feel! Read that again!
“I just wanted to tell you how beautiful I think you are.”
“Thank you for working today and dealing with all of us.”
“Thank you so much for the laugh, I really needed that!”
These are all just little things you can say to someone and it will just literally lift them up and shift their energy, you can see it happen. The energy shift is truly magical to watch and to know that you had something to do with it! It could be what someone needs that is struggling with depression or anxiety. When you make an effort to brighten someones day, you can literally just feel their energy shift and yours. I enjoy trying to see how many people I can uplift when I am not feeling so good and on the edge of cranky land. It shifts my negative energy in a hot second in the right direction.
With that, can we please make an effort to do one random act of kindness daily and lets just see how the worlds energy will change! Thank you for taking the time and effort to read this…….I greatly appreciate you….please comment below or share with someone that may need an energy shift.~Shirene