The last few lessons we’ve looked at how a wise person doesn’t give words very much power because there’s so much risk for misunderstandings between the speaker not finding the best words to share, the listener not hearing things properly, and our memories messing it up. When listening, it’s wise … [Read more...]
Going Further about Words (The Frivolity of Words Pt 2)
The best thing about words is they can lead to some funny moments. The other day my just-turned-four year old asked for some “raw toast.” That’s one way to ask for bread. Even funnier was my other daughter. A few months ago before my wife gave birth to our third, my oldest daughter very … [Read more...]
Words Mean Very Little (The Frivolity of Words Pt 1)
One of the most important things we can learn about communication is words mean very little. You know how we might hold onto words someone said to us from our childhood or something our spouse said when they were angry? Yeah, those are all things we should’ve thrown in the garbage a long time ago. … [Read more...]
How to improve your relationship &/or your life
Words are powerful. The right words can put an idea into our head that can lead to success while those like loser, ugly, useless, mistake, pig, and stupid can continue to haunt us for life. Fortunately, because of this power, we can effectively change the state of our relationships with just … [Read more...]
When Words Mean Nothing
This past week I had the privilege of hearing the words I long to hear, which is great... or should have been. What happened is I ended up redoing the roof of the family shed. Of course, we don’t have an ordinary shed. My dad built it, and it’s actually two sheds in one with a special roof, which … [Read more...]