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The effect of Negative Words on our Health
| Posted on 25 June, 2015 at 22:13 |
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Have you ever
experienced the draining effects of Negative Thoughts and Words? And we all said
"YES" Well this article is
written so we can have a closer look at them, in relation to health. But also the pleasing
contrast of Healthy Thoughts and Words! COME WITH ME Our words can lift us
up or weigh us down. So can the words of others – like second hand smoke.
You're not the one smoking but you still get the effects of it. Some of us know that
the words of others can weigh you down but fail to realize the power of their
own words. Good news.... they can lift you up just like a happy person can.
Yes, you can cheer yourself with the words you speak if you choose them wisely. The power of negative
words on our health has now been discovered by Neuro-Psychologists. Even
Neuroscientists have found that the words we speak can effect us physically for
good and not so good. And just like the Bible (not religion, but a handbook for
life) said the earth was round before Christopher Columbus discovered it, there
was a bible proverb that says “we eat the fruit of our words”.....that is to
say, from our negative words there is bitter fruit; from words of strong
emotions there is sour fruit; from our healthy words there is sweet fruit. Yes,
from the words we speak, there can be wholesome or luscious fruit_ just like
the words of others to our hearing. Have you ever found
that negative or unhealthy words of someone over a length of time can wear you
down – mentally, physically or emotionally, even all three? Yes, even to the
point of 'burn out' a type of exhaustion or adrenal fatigue. Even words at the
moment, can be upsetting or depressing. What impact does all this have on our
health? Neuro-Psychologists and Neuroscientists say it does, just like our
Creator said through His inspired Word. So it is good to help
ourselves to a good serving of fruit each day, with the words of ourselves and
others and dispense of the not so good before it reaches our mouths or our
ears. Sometimes this is not altogether possible with the words of others, so we
need to 'guard our hearts' when they speak; set boundaries if we can or maybe
limit the amount of how much we hear. It is good in these cases to compensate
with the words we hear ourselves speaking; to meditate on happy and wholesome
things and balance their company with more cheerful company. Sometimes we can
change the course of conversation with someone and guide their thoughts with
better words we can speak. Yes, we can make them happy instead of sad or show
them that we like to engage in better conversation where the input is more
positive. Some people have an
appetite for unhealthy conversation – even spreading it. For our health's sake,
we need to avoid these people, like a restaurant that serves bad food. You
would not go back there again, would you? Yet we put up with people so often in
the name of good manners. On the other hand, many people are genuinely stressed
these days and most of us have times where we are upset. So it's good to show
compassion. When doing this, make sure that you've set guidelines for yourself
how much you can take. This is good for the other person as well as yourself
because we don't want to be helping them to dig a grave for themselves – so to
speak – where they feel just as bad after confiding or even worse. Yes, when someone
chooses to confide in you, it's good to know they feel better for it and you're
not the worse for wear. It's good to have a listening ear, make sure this is
beneficial and that you compensate for this afterwards. Don't by any means
tolerate boundary violators_ they're not happy unless they get other people
down. They need to learn a lesson. There is a Bible
character by the name of David who was referred to as “a man after God's heart”
because he was closely acquainted with Him. David seldom confided in man but
verbally confided in God's listening ears, leaving his cares and concerns to
Him. When doing this, he would also verbally praise God and magnify Him as
greater than his situation and able to meet his need. No wonder the name David
means 'God's beloved' …..imagine how He would have loved his prayers! David also used to
“encourage himself in God”. He used to say to himself things like “I will
praise God, I will bless His name” that is to speak well of and make Him feel
good (while he did this his mind would not be on his problems) and many times
he is recorded for saying “the steadfast Love of God endures forever......great
is His unfailing Love......and.....His Loving Mercies are new every morning”.
He would meditate on the wonders of creation and sing to God (and himself) of
His excellent ways. One could rightly say that he knew the power of words and
he most certainly practiced the power of choice. We can also bring
cheer to our spirit by making wise choices like this man......hey? There's some
really good principles there that the life coaches of today don't teach us.
I've practiced these myself by bouncing out of bed singing a joyful song when I
woke up with something bothering me. So I know it works because my day was a
brighter day. I have even changed a day mid-course (when something disturbed or
upset me) this way. You can visit my inspirational websitewww.inspirationsforyou.net if
you wish, that is filled with pleasant poems about nature and God and nature
like Helen Steiner Rice wrote and some really good sayings by different
writers. People love them! It gives them nice things to think about with lots
of beautiful pictures. I don't like to
settle for “this is'nt my day” like we often do because that is like putting in
your order for more. Don't concede defeat any time, why not make Him your
friend? We need to uncloak
characters like these from religion and benefit from their example. Yes, I
don't have any religious persuasion but I do have time for Jesus because I have
found Him to be real. Let family and
friends know your comfort zone. There is nothing wrong with this. And we need
to respect other's comfort zones. When was the last time our words were not
beneficial? I've written this
article for you because I think that negative words have a lot to do with our
mood levels, whether those by someone else or our ourselves and have found this
to be true. Thank you for your input. |