Death and Life are in the power of the tongue"
Many of us already know this because we have been made aware of the damaging effects of verbal abuse. We may also have been informed about the importance of what we say to others and even more importantly what we say to ourselves. Yet, when asked the simple question, "How are you today?" We may respond, "Fine, under the circumstances". Now, this response may seem inconsequential, but may be unconsciously affecting an individual's ability to effectively deal with adverse situations.
It's more than 'just words'. Consider, why would anyone want to state that a situation has him/her defeated? Yet by adding 'under the circumstances' a person is not talking from a position of strength and capability to handle the situation. Remember, re-frame how you see yourself in relationship to your circumstances.
C'mon, let's Shake it off and Stomp it down!
Shake and Stomp
Once there was a farmer who wanted to get rid of his goat by burying him alive. After he dug the hole really deep so that the goat wouldn't be able to climb or jump out of it, he started the task of tossing dirt into the hole.
What the farmer didn't know, as the dirt landed on the goat, the goat would SHAKE IT OFF and STOMP IT DOWN. Over and over again the farmer continued to toss more and more dirt into the deep hole. Over and over again the goat would SHAKE IT OFF and STOMP IT DOWN. Finally, after much time had passed, the packed dirt was rising and it became closer to ground level. In the last few feet from ground level, the goat was able to jump out of the hole quickly, run away, and escaped.
Remember, 'There is no temptation which is common to man, that God hath not prepared a way of escape'.
Lesson: Sometimes what is designed to bury us has the potential to become the means to help us, if we would just SHAKE IT OFF and STOMP IT DOWN.
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