The Power of Words

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Words are powerful tools! They can build or destroy our worlds – they can create mayhem, harmony, heal, or even destroy. Words come in two forms; as positive or negative and as such, each individual have the responsibility to use words carefully.

“Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble."

- Yehuda Berg

Using Words to Create Other People’s Worlds

Before words come into existence, they first occur as mere thoughts in an individual’s mind which are then translated into words. The words are then followed by actions, either from the speaker or the hearer of the words .It is of uttermost importance to know that spoken words have impact on the listener and as such, before one speaks, they should first take time to contemplate what they are about to say and the manner in which they are going to say it. For instance, a person may easily take an advice from someone who gives it in a kind, gentle and encouraging manner than from someone who criticises using destructive and hurtful words even if the advice was of value. This is because the listener might find the advice objectionable in its judgmental undertones.

Both the words and the tone we use when speaking have an impact on the message we want to relay therefore, each and every one of us is compelled to be disciplined when speaking by using encouraging, kind, inspiring and building words when addressing others. Words should not be used to break others down, manipulate, demean, or abuse anyone. There are people who at times seem like they are pressurised to voice out their thoughts even when there is no need for that – they usually overlook the consequences of their words this at times may result in breaking relationships beyond redemption.

Using Words to Create One’s World

“Every thought of yours is a real thing – a force”

- Prentice Mulford

Thoughts, words and actions are interlinked and through practice, one can learn to easily control all three. The ability to control one’s thoughts will result in controlled words and actions but in order to control one’s thoughts, an individual needs to first acknowledge that their world exists in two different dimensions; first in their mind then in reality. The frequency of one’s thoughts will eventually attract to the person their circumstances and events based on what they feed their mind. An individual who believes that they are doomed and are unlucky in life is bound to attract to them misfortune after misfortune and will usually have no control over their circumstances.

In other words, each one of us has a choice to make regarding their lives – we can choose to be ‘lucky’ or to draw bad charm into our lives. An experience is summoned into one’s live through persistent thoughts. An average person, through life experiences and human interactions, is programmed to think ‘natural’ thoughts; fear, insecurity, defeat, fretting about the future, poverty, competition, misery, failure, powerlessness. What we do not realise is that through reprogramming and realigning of one’s thoughts, an individual can manifest their desires and also positively influence their actions towards actualising their goals.

Speaking positive statements that are aimed at shaping one’s conscious and the subconscious mind is a way of influencing one’s future. The statements when operated for the purpose of autosuggestion are intended to motivate, encourage and to benefit their owner. This is called affirmation!

The power of affirmation is synonymous with the saying, ‘you are what you think’.

Affirmations work hand-in-hand with self-acknowledgement. Until an individual acknowledges themselves, then all the affirmations they are practising will just ‘evaporate’ with time as their subconscious mind will contradict whatever they are feeding to their mind. The subconscious mind cannot be controlled completely; impulse thoughts may involuntarily pop in but at the same time one should be aware of and have absolute control on what they feed their conscious mind as it will automatically send the thoughts to the subconscious mind.  The subconscious mind is never inactive – it at work even if the owner is asleep.

Consistent acknowledgement of one’s self helps to boost self-confidence, success conscious, sense of independence, allows one to be authentic to their true-self,  builds up individual’s ‘chutzpah’ and encourages one to be optimistic about life consequently helping an individual to stay focused on their goals.

Examples of affirmation to use:

• I success in everything I do;
• I always happy;
• Things work out for my good;
• I am kind, loving and helpful person;
• I attract the right people into my life;
• I easily achieve my goal;
• I am healthy;
• My mind is alert and focused;
• I frequently draw money and wealth to me.

When speaking affirmations, one needs to link them with related feelings for example, if one intends to lose 5 kg of body weight, they should affirm by saying, “I’m 5 kg lighter. I weight (say the body weight they want to achieve) and I’m healthy.” and imagine themselves in that state in order to generate the feel good feelings. They should affirm with faith, love and passion to speed up the desire and intensify the impact of their affirmations.

However, we cannot solemnly rely only on thoughts and words; we have to transform them into actions in order to manifest our goals.