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Watch Your Language!
By Thea Westra - ForwardSteps.com.au Back To Articles Main List
Here is a range of words that you could eliminate from your vocabulary altogether! 1. Try: Go ahead, try to pick up a pencil. Now, actually pick up the pencil. Notice that difference? 2. Should/Ought: Write yourself a list of 60 shoulds or oughts and feel how empowering that list is ? not! 3. Want: Wanting is like wishing ? there are only results or reasons. Are you going to take an action to reduce the gap between here and what you want? If not, discard the want. 4. But: ?It?s a lovely shirt but it has a tear? or ?It?s a lovely shirt and it has a tear? Where else could you replace the word 'but' with the word 'and' so that you don?t waste 50% of your speech? 5. Might/May: Might visit the dentist ~ May visit the dentist ~ Will visit the dentist. There?s a distinct difference! 6. Can't: "Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right." (Henry Ford) "I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them." (Pablo Picasso). I am certain that there is a myriad of words in our every day language that can be totally discarded or replaced with many more empowering terms. Any language that you use when you think your own thoughts or when you speak to others, will resonate with your subconscious mind and in turn impact your bodily cells. Listen to all the words that you use in your speaking this week, and send me a list of any that you?ve noticed weakening your perspective. Remember.... "Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny." ~Mahatma Gandhi~ © Thea Westra lives in Perth, Australia. She publishes a wealth of material for increased life power, self improvement, inspiration, personal success, online business, and internet know-how. Enjoy her many self-improvement resources at http://www.myforwardsteps.com and her latest book at http://www.timeformylife.com Want To Use This Article? Thea Also Recommends A Visit To Her Book Time For My Life
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