here we go now...
amazing. the things happening on my blog recently are truly amazing. and i like it. sometimes so much good comes from the rise and build up of tension....and then the great release. lol...am i describing sex or debate?
seriously...i like how we truly are becoming a little community here...this is what i had been wanting. i didn't want to become the blog where everyone comes by as in a business transaction...people not really reading or caring and me just coming away with a long list of trite and insincere comments. i have seen that happen for folk who write about some serious topics including health issues, autism, you name it. it makes a mockery of the topic at hand. i would much rather have it this way...where people are really feeling what they are saying and are interacting with one another in a real and genuine way and even disagreeing than people not thinking for themselves.
it is difficult to be oneself sometimes. i had learned to be one of those people pleaser types early on mainly because it helped my survival! to speak my mind or be assertive might mean that i would get beat up or neglected or any number of horrible reactions. so i learned to keep my thoughts to myself and to be invisible. now at my great age....i am finally discovering that it can sometimes be okay to open one's mouth and speak up. perhaps this is a sexist thing to say but i feel this is harder for women than for men. we are taught as little girls to be "nice" all the time.
i do want to be "nice" and fair and just with my words. yes i do want to be liked. more than i care to admit. but sometimes in this world...being respected is a far greater achievement than being liked. i am still not totally convinced of this but i am getting there.
words, words, words. so many words fill our day. what shall we do with them all? shall we use them to heal ourselves and others? shall we use them as weapons to knock down our supposed opponents? shall we reach out a hand through our words to lift someone up? will we entertain? will we dance and twirl someone into intimacy? will we use our words to respect and gain respect? will we paint a picture of our world so that people can view it for the first time?
what will you do with words today?
Come sit a spell and shoot the breeze. Sweeten the day with a little synchronicity...
5 comments:
"what will you do with words today?"
It depends on the circumstances.
Why we shall do all of those things and more with our words my dear....
'it's only words, and words are all i have, to steal your heart away...'
works in rl and ol, equally
much can be done with words, written and spoken... cutting ones can be more cruel than physical abuse... healing ones, nearly equal to touch
Your words are brave, funny, honest and eloquent. You have done a lot more than earn respect.
Words can heal and can also destroy. I was the only deaf kid in public school and I was picked on. I have learned to cope with them, laughed with them and as I got into high school, they have learned to respect me.
I have learned not to worry about what people think of me. This has probably made me strong emotionally. I wanted to be liked but I have learned that people will like you of who you are, not what they think of you.
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