Positive words=Positive life
Speak well to others
It is a
difficult thing to find the good in some people. Nevertheless, there is good in
everyone.
I must admit, I have a hard time finding good in some political leaders when
they illegally invade nations for oil or allow their people to torture. But yet, when I see these same people look at
their wives or children I see a glimpse of tenderness in their eyes.
We only see one side of most peoples’ lives, a side which is usually tainted by
preconceived ideas or a side which the media wants us to see, depending on who
these people are. And also a side we only want to see because the person or
people have hurt us in the past.
The point which I want to make is that everyone can hurt or has hurt someone,
whether intentionally or unintentionally; everyone has that other side to their life.
One day, about a year ago, I was in the shower (I do my best thinking there) and
realised that I did not like the person I had become. I vowed that day to
become a better person. I had become the
person I never wanted to be. That day I made a promise to myself: Firstly, to
be nicer to those around, secondly, to find the good in everyone and thirdly, speak
positive words into everyone’s life; however, I had moments of relapse, moments
where I failed to do this.
Through a process I like to call “self-speak” (A process of speaking to oneself
the thing which they want to change. (Ie. “I will be positive”) I got myself
back on track and have begun to do just that, to speak positive and encouraging
words into people, because everyone has something worth acknowledging and
everyone deserves positive words spoken into their lives.
I have now begun to speak positive words, write positive emails and even begun
to think positive thoughts about myself and others. Life has become better for
me and those around me. There are those who do not trust this change in me or
trust that it is for real, but I know that in time they will see that it is
legitimate. This does take time, and initially it does take work, but the end
result is a good one.
I challenge all of you to do this, to find something positive about everyone
you see and/or meet, and say something positive to them. They deserve it and so
do you! They will feel better and you will too! Can you imagine, even for a
moment, a world where people are positive rather than negative?
©Thomas H Czech, 2011
