I’m thinking about the power of language.

The idea that we should choose our words carefully and be intentional about our language came up twice last week so I took notice.

In the past year, I have been more intentional about a lot of things, including how I phrase things. I’m a little better but I have a lot of work to do.

Words have power. (If you’re Christian, you accept that God created the world by speaking it into existence, #amirite?)

Words can also indicate an attitude, a perspective, a mood, an expectation. Words can wound or encourage. Words can convey fear or joy. Words can change an entire relationship or start a movement.

It’s easy to be casual about language and I know I have been most of my life. I’m trying not to be.

It matters to me to be broadcast the best, most encouraging, optimistic words for any situation. I don’t always get there but I try and I’ll get better.

I voluntarily immerse myself in words constantly (in contrast to images) by reading, writing, listening to podcasts and texting, to name a few.

I’ll be looking into a couple of resources to make me more aware or words that matter: “Word Up” by Dani Katz and Watch Your Words by Christy Whitman (I’m starting to like these 30 day challenges, wink).