New Year Surprise!!! - Flylady Motto for 2013

I was pleasantly surprised to read the Flylady's motto for the new year:
Words can be kind or mean; the choice is yours in 2013!

It was so very reminiscent of my own thoughts at the beginning of this year. What can words mean...

• For the listener - Mean words unspoken

Words do indeed have immense power. They can make or break relationships. Words spoken in anger are the acknowledged nemesis of all happy relations. They may be reluctantly forgiven, but will almost never be forgotten.

• For the listener - Kind words verbalized

Incidentally, sometimes words left unsaid may also mar relationships. The right words at the right time - that's the hallmark of all appealing personalities. To be able to say the proper words of understanding to the distressed, the apt words of encouragement to the disheartened, the right words of guidance to the naive - that is what sets apart a radiant character from the multitudes.

• For You - Positive words envisaged

Your personality is after all what others perceive of your character. And just as your personality is affected by your words and deeds, so are your own feelings and attitudes. Thinking and saying positive words will naturally give a boost to your emotions.


And the best part is - the CHOICE is YOURS to make!!! In the words of Viktor E. Frankl, "Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response,  lies our growth and freedom."

Make your choice intelligently with a relaxed mindset. It is ideal to avoid reacting to stimuli, embrace the process of responding levelheaded-ly after the ...space...


I conclude with a quote from an unconfirmed ancient eastern source -
Watch your thoughts; they become your words...
Watch your words; they become your actions...
Watch your actions; they become your habits...
Watch your habits; they become your character...
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Couldn't have said it any better!!


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Varsha