The power of words
What was imposed, indoctrinated, imprinted?
This is a question that showed up in my stream of consciousness writing this morning.
A moment where I put pen to paper and ink flows.
A moment that followed a contemplation about Gene Key 17 and the shadow of opinion.
I picked up my pen and started writing.
Dreams. Opinions. Challenges. Adventure. Thresholds.
What they have in common?
These are words. Language.
Something we’ve learned.
Something we interpret.
We all use them differently.
In our context, our circumstance.
Based on our conditioning.
Our education and lived experiences.
What was imposed, indoctrinated, imprinted.
How do we understand them?
They influence and impact our life, our experience,
the journey.
They define our viewpoint, our point of view.
We use them to communicate, to convey a message.
Do they offer clarity or chaos?
Do they lead to coherence or conflict?
They have to do with our cognitive capacity.
Our comprehension.
Our self-expression.
Which words do you use?
In your self-talk?
In your conversations with others?
How conscious do you choose them?
Are they thoughtful? Helpful? Inspiring? Necessary? Kind?
Your words carry energy.
Use them wisely.
An afterthought:
We all have opinions, we even have an opinion about the word opinion.
We can become so identified with our opinions, our viewpoints and points of view, that we stop actually seeing.
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The word dreams means something.
The word opinion means something.
They may mean something different to us.
So, let me return to that opening question: What was imposed, indoctrinated, imprinted?
What were the opinions we didn’t choose but absorbed?
Maybe pause here and ask yourself: Are my opinions still serving me? What energy do my opinions hold?
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