Rosa's Rambles
The Power Of Words
How powerful are words? How much power should we allow them to have over our life?
How important are words in cases such as reporters comments after investigating a story? A trial testimony given for or against the charge can be a very powerful words and greatly effect ones life. A pleasant compliment or sharing ones feelings for another .. those sentimental speeches spoken from the heart can make the words said very powerful and effective.
On the flip side of that coin is how powerful should we allow words to be when words are less than positive. When someone insults you , or tells you something about yourself you dont particularly enjoy hearing even if they may be right, should those words have power over or effect your life? Where do we draw the line from letting the positives of one persons opinion enrich our self esteem and the negatives knock us down? How often have we heard that cliche' advice.. "Just ignore them" , or " Dont let it get to you " and yet if it were positives.. we'd feel perfectly accepting to welcome the words and appreciate them shared.
So my ponderment is .. how powerful should words be? Is there a black and white in accepting or ignoring words said be it national news storys or just one persons opinion about you, or too many grey areas. Words can rule our lives.. in the forms of rules or laws.. and they can be weapons too in the form of lies. Words can con, and manipulate and words can touch the heart in lyrics of music or poems .
Words can be sickness in gossip and rumor and words can be miraculous in teaching and inspiration. Words are so many things.. how much power do they cast in ones life? How much effectiveness do words have in your life?
Todays Poem:
Words came into my life today
made me laugh from things they say
taught me lessons important too
from the words we see and do
Words spin tales in stories bold
makes us young when we are old
words can lift and spirits soar
leave us longing to read more
Words are black and cause us pain
when cut down were never the same
fueling low self esteem
words can sometimes seem so mean
Words are powerful and effect us a lot
words stay with us some never forgot
how powerful are words in your day
how powerful are words that YOU say?
Whatever words effect your soul
never lose sight of one special goal
to let your words be honest and true
and may positives only dominate you!
Thank you for reading :)
How important are words in cases such as reporters comments after investigating a story? A trial testimony given for or against the charge can be a very powerful words and greatly effect ones life. A pleasant compliment or sharing ones feelings for another .. those sentimental speeches spoken from the heart can make the words said very powerful and effective.
On the flip side of that coin is how powerful should we allow words to be when words are less than positive. When someone insults you , or tells you something about yourself you dont particularly enjoy hearing even if they may be right, should those words have power over or effect your life? Where do we draw the line from letting the positives of one persons opinion enrich our self esteem and the negatives knock us down? How often have we heard that cliche' advice.. "Just ignore them" , or " Dont let it get to you " and yet if it were positives.. we'd feel perfectly accepting to welcome the words and appreciate them shared.
So my ponderment is .. how powerful should words be? Is there a black and white in accepting or ignoring words said be it national news storys or just one persons opinion about you, or too many grey areas. Words can rule our lives.. in the forms of rules or laws.. and they can be weapons too in the form of lies. Words can con, and manipulate and words can touch the heart in lyrics of music or poems .
Words can be sickness in gossip and rumor and words can be miraculous in teaching and inspiration. Words are so many things.. how much power do they cast in ones life? How much effectiveness do words have in your life?
Todays Poem:
Words came into my life today
made me laugh from things they say
taught me lessons important too
from the words we see and do
Words spin tales in stories bold
makes us young when we are old
words can lift and spirits soar
leave us longing to read more
Words are black and cause us pain
when cut down were never the same
fueling low self esteem
words can sometimes seem so mean
Words are powerful and effect us a lot
words stay with us some never forgot
how powerful are words in your day
how powerful are words that YOU say?
Whatever words effect your soul
never lose sight of one special goal
to let your words be honest and true
and may positives only dominate you!
Thank you for reading :)
posted by Rosa Rambles at
10:55 AM
8 Comments:
The way I've always looked at it, words are just expressions on fact and/or emotion. It's when we feel we *have* to react based on the emotion we *think* they are meaning to convey that we get into trouble.
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(Heehee.. typos in a comment about "words". UGH! Let's try that again!)
Choosing your words in text-only environments is very important. The same words have many meanings depending on how you say them. So it's not only what you're saying, but how the recipient imagines you saying it -- regardless of how you hear yourself -- that determines positive or negative.
Words are very powerful. They can convey such vast emotions. And yes they can be a weapon as well. I prefer to use my words to bring smiles or laughter to others.
Just remember that sometimes the words we speak can wound when we don't even see the edge that they had. They can cut deep with no intention to in the first place.
Yes, our words define us, and mold us. How does the world see us? Look at your words to see.
Deep Man Deep. :)
The power of words or the power we give words? If you remember, George Carlin had 7 words you could not say. Fast forward to today and I bet you can find all 7 words in the lyrics of some song somewhere. By using words that can be considered offensive, or, passively sitting back while others do, it makes the word(s) more acceptable the more we hear it/them. And, does hearing a three year old say freakin instead of F**king make it better?
On a couple of occasions recently, I've had people come back to me with regret for "being so upset" in a previous SL conversation -- and I had no idea that they had been agitated in the first place. Words alone don't always convey everything that needs to be said -- and by the very same token, may accidentally convey a meaning that's not intended at all. Conversely, I've run up against misinterpretation of mere pauses in conversation, too, so... even lack of words can bite you!
Hey, Rosa is no longer "new to the blogging world"! She is a rambler, though ;-)
Bravo my dear!!
My response would be this actually
http://erszhebetmaertens.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/sl-versus-rl-a-fire-in-my-soul/
Ersz (aka NativeMoon)
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