USE YOUR WORDS!

 USE YOUR WORDS!

The toddler was obviously distraught as he cried and thrashed his arms. 
His mom, calmly said,
      “I don’t know what is wrong. 
        Tell me what is wrong.
        Use your words.”

This scene echoed in my mind.  It wasn’t the frustration of a two year old that impacted me.  It was the wisdom of the mom to encourage him by saying,
       “Use your words.”

How often do we need to be told to – Use Your Words?

How often do we allow anger, fear, impatience, disappointment to bring us to the point of tears and outbursts?  We don’t express what is at the core of the problem.  We don’t share our experience out loud with others allowing our vulnerability to be shared.
  Use your words!

How often do we see others in the adult version of the toddler’s meltdown and push them away without encouraging them to share their feelings?

  Use your words!
How often do we see something we agree with or enjoy on social media and find it easy just to click an automated button that expresses “like” for us without taking the time to write how much we loved it and how it touched our heart—and why?

  Use your words!
How often do we pass strangers in our day’s journey without acknowledging their space in the world… not a “Hi,” “Hello,” or “Have a wonderful day?”

  Use your words!
How often do we pass the opportunity without telling the ones closest to us that we love and appreciate them and just assume they must know?

  Use your words!
From the moment a baby is born we begin talking to them and telling them we love them. When they are able to say their first word we are filled with pride and joy. We are given voices to interact on the most human level with others.

Use your words to acknowledge others.  Don’t look at the ground as you walk.  Look at the faces of those walking with you.  Use your words to express kindness.

Use your words to express where your fear and hurt is coming from.  Don’t lash out with a violent thrashing temper when you are frustrated or angry.  

Use your words to tell people how you feel.  If you love them, say it!
Don’t assume others know how you feel. Don’t sit behind a screen tapping an automated “LIKE” button allowing a machine to express your thoughts.  Take the time to use your words!

Say them, speak them and write them down. 
Use Your WORDS!
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Pennie’s Life Lesson:
“Don’t allow anger to explode or fear to silence you. Use your words to express your feelings!”
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YOUR TURN...         
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to communicate your feelings.  Allowing them to fester inside will only cause an explosion at some point. 
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