Our words

[hzl eyed grl]

Someone gave me the following poem. We don't know who the author is, but I think it is really great. When I first read it I thought it was okay, but then I really read it. When I did that, it hit me like a ton of bricks.

Be Careful

Be careful of your thoughts
for your thoughts become your words

Be careful of your words
for your words become your actions

Be careful of your actions
for your actions become your habits

Be careful of your habits
for your habits become your character

Be careful of your character
for your character becomes your destiny!


It may not always be just one word that changes everything, but there is a lot of truth to that. If you do something wrong and say the words, "I'm so stupid", then that becomes your thought. After a while of thinking you're stupid, you may begin to change. I mean, why try really hard if you're stupid anyway, right? After a while of your actions, this becomes your habit. Once that is your habit...not trying, not succeeding...it becomes your character. Then, before you know it, you've set your destiny. You believe your stupid, you believe you can't succeed, so you don't.

I also feel the same about that for parents with children. When I hear parents tell their kids, "Come on stupid, you know you can do better." Or "You're such an idiot." anything like that, it really hurts me. I know that for the most part kids look up to their parents. Once they think that their parents think that about them, then they never try and always believe those harsh, untrue words.

I don't know if this will make sense to anyone, but I know I want to really try to watch what I say. Not only about myself, but also about other people.

~Heather

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Sorry, never done this to my own topic...But I think it is such a cool poem. ^ttt^

 

[Soybomb]

Actually it was pretty cool, good you bumped it too, I missed it the first time

 

[BiggieN]

i missed it the first time as well. good thing you bumped it...i cut and pasted it. thanks for sharing it with me.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

No problem. Like I said. The first time I read it, I thought...ehh it's okay..... But after I really thought about it, it struck a chord inside.

 

[BoberFett]

Interesting.

Ever heard the saying "As a man thinketh, so is he"? I think it might be biblical, not sure. It means basically the same thing.

 

[sweetrobin]

Thats a great one Heather ... good one

 

[bigbootydaddy]

gonnna borrow it if you dont mind, i think a friend of mine needs it, and of course the dreaded ex

 

[skywhr]

this isnt a poem

 

[Isla]

True, and thank you for posting them. I always need a reminder, you have no idea!

I didn't see it when you first posted it 'cause I was sleeping.

 

[ArkAoss]

hmm wordss are good

 

[Moogle]

I've been told I'm stupid all my life.

Good job I don't listen.

 

[Adul]

confidence in ones owns abilities is important to have.

good post Miss hzl

 

[Moogle]

Aye, the idea that you create yourself from within.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

<< Aye, the idea that you create yourself from within. >>


Yeah, I like how you phrased that.