I am sure you have heard someone say, “You are going to eat those words.”  It may sound like a different phrase to you, but in reality we do eat our words. What we say not only affects others, but it also affects us. I always try to use words in a proper way when I speak to people. They can encourage and give confidence to others. A right word spoken at the right time can actually be life-changing. We can literally increase our own joy by speaking right words. We can also upset ourselves by talking unnecessarily about our problems or things that have hurt us in relationships. Not too long ago I had a disappointing situation take place with someone I considered to be a close friend. I noticed that each time I talked about it, I would have a difficult time getting it off of my mind for the remainder of the day. I finally realized that if I wanted to get over it, I was going to have to stop mentally and verbally going over it again and again. People kept asking me about the situation out of concern, but I realized that I had to answer, “It is better for me if I just don’t talk about it.”

    The words that come out of our mouth go into our own ears as well as other people’s, and then they drop down into our soul where they give us either joy or sadness, peace or upset, depending on the types of words we have spoken. People don’t understand how this can hurt other people think about the situation before speaking to anyone about it. We talk a lot and quite often pay no attention to what we are saying, let alone think seriously about the impact of our words. If we are honest with ourselves, we may find that some of our bad moods are directly linked to our conversation. Even some of our problems can be linked to bad choices we make about what we say. I have many words that have inspired me in my life and helped me get through difficult situations. People don’t think about it sometimes, but you tend to use the same words in your daily life. Your words may not be the cause all of your problems, but they can cause a lot of them and they should be given a good deal of consideration when we are looking for answers to the problems we encounter in life.