Are you a reader? If so, you understand the delicious and diabolical power of words.

Mom instilled in me the love of reading, and also the healthy respect for the power of words. Words can feel delicious to the person you’re talking to, or they can be so hurtful that the relationship can never be the same after careless words get thrown around.

One night during a rough patch in my marriage, the wasband was pushing every button I owned, and I could feel those childhood lessons about the power of words to wound and maim fading away under the weight of my anger. When it felt like I couldn’t keep my mouth shut any more, I grabbed my car keys and purse and left. I didn’t have a plan, I was just driving.  

Later, when cooler heads prevailed, I silently thanked Mom for helping me understand that words are like a bell – you can’t unsay them, just like you can’t un-ring a bell. And the person you wound with words won’t ever be the same again.

Ever.

Words have power – use your power deliciously, not diabolically.

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