“My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.” Dalai Lama
Have you heard the phrase “thoughts create things?” Thoughts are energy and play a part in what we create in life. We create on many levels….through thought, feeling, action and also on subtle invisible dimensions. The entire universe is all about energy and the patterns it takes.
Words are one way that we influence energy. Tune into the words all around you — your words, others’ words, the words you see and hear. Notice the messages being conveyed. More importantly, observe how the words both reflect and amplify what is happening. Do the words give power to what we want or are they strengthening the circumstances we wish to change?
Expressing oneself authentically can be a tricky process. How do we consciously choose words that reflect good feelings when our experience is so different? This is where the cultivation and practice of love, kindness, compassion and tolerance can make a difference. And it begins deep within oneself. One way to begin is to omit the “no’s.” One friend recently lamented: “No job, no prospects, no income.” Well this will probably continue to be the case until this person consciously shifts her energy. A way to express this with more self compassion might be: I’m ready for a job, job prospects and income! Instead of saying “I’m not ” began to say “I AM …..”
Like anything new, there’s a learning curve. Observe everyone and imitate people who communicate effectively in a loving and compassionate manner. Each day provides ample opportunities to learn from others– your family and friends, your workplace, the supermarket and retail centers, public events, community gatherings, the media.
Listen with open ears and an open heart. What feels genuine? How can you empathize with others without joining them in a spiral-down conversation? What new ways can you communicate without complaining? There are lots of ways to go about this and there are some wonderful role models. Look for them and I guarantee you will find them. Learn some new approaches and become a role model for others. Two people I admire are Oprah Winfrey and Diane Sawyer. Both have a way of being truly present with people, feeling their pain and conveying their experience with kindness, love and compassion.
Like everything, words carry energy and are quite powerful. Choose your words consciously to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance. Each day brings an opportunity to develop your skill and get a little better at it. Before long it will be a habit. As your habit strengthens it will become a belief. Once it is a belief, it will become imprinted in your cells and be automatically reflected in your words and actions.
Language is one tool that can influence energy and thus the world. We all can participate! BE the change you wish to see in the world and eventually it will be reflected in your life.
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- Positive Psychology News Daily ” Wired for Empathy (positivepsychologynews.com)
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- The Dalai Lama (marinalovemovement.wordpress.com)
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