This will surely result in a mere draft today. My mind is swimming today with conflicting thoughts and it will be difficult to sort them out and make sense out of them for myself, let alone for others.
I have been considering the idea that what we think and believe affects what we say and do, and further, what we say and do affects what others think and believe and eventually what they say and do.
An even more challenging idea that has been nagging me is that what we say and do affects what we think and believe, just as much as the other way around.
More concretely, if I say that I am a good mother and do kind things for my children, I will think in my mind and believe in my heart that I am indeed a good and kind mother. As I continue to say and do what is kind and good, I convince myself further and believe more deeply that, without a doubt, I am a good and kind mother.
Then comes the question as to whether my actions as a mother will be the cause of what others think and believe as they observe me. If they believe that what they have seen is good and they think that it merits emulation, will their actions then reflect their mind change? Will my original thoughts and beliefs ultimately lead to other mothers becoming kind and good?
Absolutely true, each spoken positive word or negative word is powerful, especially when directed to children.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Don. I agree. We should all be more careful what we say. We will one day be accountable for every word--which is frightening to think of. Most of us talk too much and say so little of real merit.
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