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How and Why Should We Be Mindful of the Words we Choose?
Words are incredibly powerful creators — and word choices matter.
Two of the most powerful words in the lives of every person in the world are:
I AM.
Because of the workings of the Law of Attraction, whatever follows “I am” is a powerful reality creator. Thus, if you follow “I am” with negatives — more than likely negatives are what you draw into your life.
It’s easy to disregard this. Words are all-too-often not taken for the powerful creators that they are. But words matter — beyond just what you choose to follow with a conscious reality creator like “I am.”
This is something I’ve given a lot of thought to. Part of the disempowerment of people is borne of words used to describe them.
Most of us are guilty of employing such words. Generation X. Boomer. Millennial. Liberal. Conservative. Words that on their own might not mean much — but get attached to incredible stigmatizers that often get abused to keep people down, disempower, and worse.
For example, the statement “Black Lives Matter” is meant in a specific context to call attention to systemic police brutality and societal racism against black people. In no way, shape, or form do any of the…
