Mar 4, 2013

One Kind Word, A means to Lift Up Somebody else

By Hal Neff


How much is a single kind word worth to somebody who may be embroiled in difficulties? While extending a kind word will not cost a single penny, it might be just the element that other individual needs to up lift their day. I guess the question you can inquire yourself is, "Are you "others focused" or does everything in your day rotate around you? Simply recognizing another person or making some kind comment towards them could possibly be the switch that brightens up their day.

Everyone has the need to be credited and recognized and some people really begin to flourish if that happens. The book of Proverbs shows us that kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. That is why it is really very important that we say kind words and we speak them often. We often like to listen to those kind remarks aimed our way as well. You will have to consciously say words which are kind as it will require effort since it is easier simply to be critical about the people and situations around you.

All of this got me pondering about kind words and just how important it is that we say them and hear them. It is very easy to criticize. We have a lot of words for that, but how many different ways do we tell somebody that we love them? Maybe we could say simply "I value you". That can go a great distance with our loved ones as well as the people who we work with.

It is necessary not to just wait for that special occasion. So why not reach out that loved one, close friend or colleague. Why don't you tell them a kind word that will inspire them. You might find that it will be that word that can create a real difference in their lives.

That same book of Proverbs has an additional famous saying, " Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. " (Proverbs 18:21) What we say and how we say it is very important. It could boost some up or it could damage another person.

We exist in a world which is made on conflict and full of people that are just out to get other people. This is so simply because this is the unregenerate origin that's in most of us. Yet, those people who take the time to constantly look for the good in others by offering a kind word could receive intrinsic rewards just by brightening someone else's day.

Begin to find approaches to say a kind word to every person you meet today. Can you envision what life the effect just a single kind word can have on each individual you encounter? Not only are you going to inspire the person you address but you will also find your own life reaping rewards you never dreamed of.

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