Day Twelve // March 10 // Stridence in Speaking “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” – Benjamin Franklin –
It is a colossal and tragic lie that we insist upon teaching our kids: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” What a disservice we inflict upon them by allowing them to believe – even for a moment – that words haven’t the capacity to wound. From experience, we know that words can, indeed, inflict the worst kind of pain, the worst kind of torment. Deeper than the cutting of flesh or the snapping of bone, words have the incredible power to wound our souls. It is for that reason that we must always be mindful of the ways we speak. From the emptiness of boasting to the hurtfulness of lies, like the Almighty, we have the awesome ability to create simply by speaking. We
