Notice and Then Talk About The Small, Special-For-You Moments That Happen In Your Daily Life, Instead Of Drawing On Those Old Scripts That Skew Towards Negativity And Complaint.

Recently, a very wise person reminded me of the power of language, namely, the negative power generated when we complain. Anytime someone tells me to stop complaining, immediately my hackles go up and I mutter how dare you tell me how to talk or feel!!! But this wise person wasn’t necessarily telling me to stop complaining. She was simply pointing out a simple truth: energy flows where our focus goes. Language is a form of energy … the words we use make the people around us feel stuff. And sometimes, we absolutely need to articulate something that is wrong, out loud, so that we can make it right.