Kind Words Matter

It's amazing how such a simple concept can be so hard to comprehend. Words do hurt!! Yes sticks and stones do too, but words really do hurt. And once you've said them you can't truly take them back, you can apologize and pray they will forgive you, but it's not always easy to forgive and forget. I've forgiven plenty of people for hurtful words but I still remember they were said, as I'm sure all the hurtful things I have said my entire life have not been forgotten. I know God has forgiven me, as he hears my cries for forgiveness, and when we are truly sorry he forgives. 

It really breaks my heart to see the way people hide behind computer screens and say such hurtful things about people, the judgement, assumptions, and hate really is disgusting. I will admit ten years ago I was one of those people, and I am not proud to say that. 

"Hurt people, hurt people".  

I am grateful, blessed, and proud to say I am no longer a hurt person hurting others. Instead I find myself overflowing with love, compassion, gratitude, kindness, sympathy, and the desire to help everyone and anyone I can in any way I can. 

I learned I needed to take accountability for my life, for my actions, and my thoughts. I discovered how truly blessed I  am and to be grateful for those blessings instead of dwelling on what I wanted and didn't have. I wanted to look in the mirror and know what it felt like to love what I saw, instead of seeing all my imperfections. To anyone that feels this way I want you to know YOU CAN BE HAPPY & YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. 

To everyone everywhere please remember you words matter, they can hurt people or heal people, you can put down people or inspire people. Speak life, love, gratitude and kindness. "It's better to be kind than right."- my mom. 

Be Grateful & Be Kind