The Power of Words

Words are so powerful. The Holy Scriptures asserts that God spoke the worlds into existence. To a lesser but equally important degree　we also speak our world into existence. Words are very powerful - how we use them as well as whether we choose to use them or do not use them.

Words have meaning. Words paint pictures that produce the blueprint from by which we build our "house". Words are alive and therefore　meaning changes with usage.　 When words are fueled by emotion they become more powerful, to motivate or to de-motivate.

Human beings are a tricodomies, among them are: body, soul and spirit; eat, learn, and sleep; ego, id and super-ego; want, have and　need; and mind, will and emotion.

With our mind we consider the issues of life - think about, weigh, measure and judge. Our mind puts words to the experiences of life. With our emotions we feel the issues of life - content, happy, sad, angry, frustrated, confused, etc. Our emotions assign meaning to the events of life. With our will we decide the issues of life - "Yes I will" or "No I will not". Our will accepts or rejects life’s happenings.

Here’s another tricodomy: pleasure, pain and neutral. Our internal sonar-system seeks as much pleasure and success as possible while avoiding as much pain and failure as possible. With the striving for attainment and the struggle to overcome losses, it can be difficult for one to find the neutral zone. And even more difficult to live there.

Emotions are the sonar that sends and receives signals.　The mind (psyche) formulates actions based on　the signals　received.　The body obeys the commands given to it by the mind.　The mind operates on the concrete words, not nebulous thoughts or emotions.

Signals received/sent become our perception that in turn becomes our reality. Only　it may not be real.　We may have assigned incorrect words to the event and therefore see things askew. No wonder we are so complicated. No wonder life is so wonderful (full of wonder).
　
Non-acceptance of what is creates pain. How futile to resist what already is. Use your words to acknowledge what is so you can move forward. I misunderstood. I spoke hastily. I made a bad investment. The tornado destroyed my home. The economy is trashing my lifestyle.

Accept what is and then act. Use your words to redefine the happening. Soften it from horrible to not so good. Use your words to formulate the future.

One’s life becomes calm when lived in the neutral zone. Neutral is accepting what is. And lovin’ it. Neutral acknowledges that pain is a messenger to be heeded. Neutral mysteriously turns potential into energy (for problem solving). 　　
　
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