words...these can be so powerful is so many ways, don't you agree?

Me as a child grew up mostly not saying to many.  Sit back listen talk when you are spoken to but don't talk too much and watch what you say.  "Your reputation is all you have, once you ruin it you can't get it back" whatever that means...well I know what it means now, but at the time no child in their teens has any clue what you are talking about. 

Out on my own, raising my own kids, I found out right away it not only is what you are saying but how you say it, the things we say and do mean so much to others, you have to be careful wiith those things, words can hurt, but they also can heal.  

Now onto as an adult, with children half in the home and half out of the home, I am finding what I learned as a child, was wrong, even the unspoken word can hurt too. 

To sum this one up, if I could speak to my younger self I would tell her, yes listen first, take it all in aournd you, then process and think, Before you speak think about what you are going to say how it can help or if it could hurt those around you.  Then you choose if you plan to say it.  None of us are perfect, but for me I hope most of the words I speak bring joy or uplifting to those around me.  

Happy talking everyone...enjoy your Tuesday.