18/12/2025
Choose your words carefully. 💗
When I returned to work, 6 months after my husband (aged 43) died suddenly, I stood at the photocopier, waiting for someone to unjam something that had been sent to print.
'Oh, this is such a nightmare,' this person declared. And I thought to myself, 'if this is a nightmare for you, you ain't seen nothing yet.'
But I smiled gently and tried to help the situation. I didn't rage inwardly with bitterness. But gradually I became aware of how poorly we choose our words, not only in the hearing of others, for whom those words may cause hurt, or damage, but also because of the damage it causes for ourselves.
One of the biggest battles my clients have is that of mindset. The things they've been telling themselves for years, that simple just aren't true:
I'm not young enough, pretty enough, thin enough, intelligent enough.
I'll never be able to do this. I can't possibly do that.
Words hurt...in so many ways. Be careful with your choices.
And if no one is telling you your value today, including you yourself, let me tell you of your value. You are more than your thoughts right now.
With love ❤️
