The Little Things

I was sitting in a meeting tonight, and a kind of revelation came upon me. Shane told a story about the moment when he figured out he was a leader. It wasn't a huge speech that told him but a mere statement from a respected leader "you're a leader." I started to think about that same moment when I came to realize my "leadership ability" and I realized much like Shane it wasn't a huge drawn out speech, rather a direct & intentional statement.

My revelation however wasn't about my leadership skill or anything of that it was about our words. I've been told a million times about how much our words mean but i guess i have never really thought about it and truly realized the power of that statement. Our words are so powerful, if one short statement can change a life for the better how careful & intentional should we be when we use them. This doesn't need to be a long blog because that would defeat the point but I guess I just came to the conclusion that we can get so sloppy with our words but we should be so careful & deliberate about our words.

If we can change a life for the better with a short statement we can certainly crush a life with a small statement. I want to become more intentional about what i say and who i say it to, this is my goal for now i'll let you know how it goes.......