WORDS THAT HEAL
According to some researches, it is believed that man on average utters more than 10,000 words daily. Multiply that by days of the week, months, years… Words make up a great part of our lives. Imagine how many years have passed since you learned to say your very first words while listening to your parents, grandparents, and educators…
Your words – it’s you! They are a reflection of you, an image of what you write in yourself every single day, what you absorb, what you read, listen to and think about.
So, think today – Are your words harsh or mild? Can they sometimes be like poisonous arrows that injure the person next to you? Oh, how painful it is for both of you, isn’t it? Do sadness and pessimism surge out your words, or do you spread joy and hope to others with them? What do you like to talk about? What topics of conversation do you like to choose? Do others like to talk to you? Do your words radiate humor and cheerfulness? Is your speech infused with spirit?
Slowly ponder each of these questions… Don’t rush…
Surely, dear reader, you have experienced in your life how words have power to liberate or enslave. How many times have I heard from patients at our Center: But when I was a child, he or she told me that I would be good-for-nothing, that I was worthless…? Since then, those words have resonated in me, and I carry them until now.
And how liberating it is to hear the words of a dear person who says to you: Do not be afraid! I’m with you! I love you just the way you are! I believe you can do it! As a result, our strength grows.
Naturally, untrue or false words deeply hurt and wound us, as opposed to true and good words that heal our soul. Do you have that experience? Do you perhaps have a person who swears near you?
Cursing is like a small bottle of poison whose content poisons us little by little, if we consume it. Man who swears suffers profoundly. The insult he utters is a reflection of his helplessness and a cry for help.
Renounce, right now, every word that is not worthy of you, every rude and insulting word, every false and negative word, every empty word, swear word, every word that does not bring good to others, but accuses and devalues him…
Today, make a decision to change your language, to use true and gentle words, words that bring understanding and compassion, words that ignite hope and joy, words that are full of the Creator’s spirit.
May the decision you made today be concrete and visible in your words!
Born in Zagreb. Married, mother of two children. By profession master of social work, employed at the Retirement Home in Zagreb. As a high school student, in 1998 she came to the Centre for Spiritual Help in Zagreb seeking help in dealing with her own existential fears. At the same time as going to hagiotherapy, she participates in seminars for new evangelization and since then she has been inextricably linked to the activities of the Community Prayer and Word and the Centre for Spiritual Help in Zagreb, where she has been a volunteer since 2000. She is currently working as a hagioassistant.
