The Power of Words

Have you ever thought about the power that words have in your life? It’s actually kind of amazing when you replace passive words with active words. Last year, I read the quote:

Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Don’t wait for someday.

I have been working on changing my speech choices from negative or passive to positive and active. Instead of “some day,” I’m working on “when.” Instead of saying “if,” I’m trying to say then. Isn’t it ironic how much more grace we give others while we put ourselves down, belittle our achievements, or fret and overexagerate our mistakes? I am trying to believe in myself and my potential to affect my future. I remind myself to allow myself the grace I give others instead of treating myself as the enemy.

Another piece of advice I’ve taken into my life is to read scriptures every day and mark every time the Savior is mentioned. Wow, this has opened my eyes in a new way. I’ve highlighted in bright pink the times the Savior is mentioned, so it is obvious when glancing at the page, how much the scriptures talk of Christ.

I think a lot of this new growth and mindset is from the books I’ve been listening to lately. I have been listening to people’s stories from Aushwitcz. The Dressmakers of Aushwitcz who had no choice in most decisions made for their life . They could only choose their reactions, which is the thing that kept them alive through the years of the consecration camps. If they can be grateful and positive in a death camp, I think I can find it within myself to see good in the ordinary and mundane-ness of life.