On this Healthy Thursday post, I want to emphasize the huge importance of mental and emotional well-being. I love the acrostic pictured above.
Those three small words at the top are the most important part of this message – Before you speak, THINK.
How quick we are to speak. The book of James in the Bible states this “Everyone should be quick to listen and slow to speak.”
We are all guilty of this – hearing someone talk but not really listening. We are busy thinking of what we will say next; how we can sound smarter or more experienced or wiser. Sometimes we just need to listen.
How amazing and beneficial would it be if we truly aspired to this methodology? It would change relationships, families, communities and the world.
The next time you are ready to have a big conversation with a friend or co-worker or family member, ask yourself these five questions:
1. Is it true?
2. Is it helpful?
3. Is it inspiring?
4. Is it necessary?
5. Is it kind?
When you THINK before you speak, you may find you have very little to say until new habits are formed.
True, helpful, inspiring, necessary and kind words may be a new language to learn.
You will discover that this new way to converse is not only incredibly empowering to others, but paradoxically, when we lift others up, we feel better and we ARE better.
This stuff is contagious and it is most certainly something we want to catch.