Bored at work this afternoon, story of my life. I was strolling through my twitter feed and I came across this picture. All at once 56,568 thoughts ran through my mind. Its amazing how powerful and inspirational a picture can be.
My first thought, and not one of my proudest moments was that I wouldn't speak at all. I would go completely mute because there is no way i would want to walk around with my whole entire body looking like that. I promise I am not a horty torty person. Then I got to thinking, that if everyone was born and from the time you started speaking the words you spoke would appear on your skin then we would not know any different as far as looks, we would think that this is normal.
This picture not only intrigued me, but it made me break down the kind of person that I am. If you know me you know that I have no filter over my mouth and if you don't know me, WARNING: proceed listening with caution. I am extremely guilty of not thinking before I speak, and I more times than I should speak out of anger. Speaking out of anger is my biggest flaw, I always regret what I said, most of the time I say things to hurt the person I am angry with, and after I cool down I can not believe the crap that came out of my mouth.
If the words I spoke appeared on my skin I would without a doubt be more careful of what I say. I do not want to display the hurtful words I sometimes speak. shame on me, but we are all human. I can just admit it! I believe that the words you speak show the kind of person that you are. Despite my flaws I am not a spiteful, cruel, or uncaring person. Friends of mine and family would describe me as kind and caring with a slight attitude problem. hey I'm a woman, what can I say?
The sad thing is the people that would describe me as kind and caring, are the ones that I sometimes take my anger out on. To my advantage they know me inside and out. They know my good sides and my bad sides. However, the women that glances my way in the grocery store, the stranger I pass walking down the hall, or the man that comes to my door to deliver a pizza, does not. You can not judge a person by glancing at them. This is why the words that we speak are so important.
If spoken words appeared on my skin they would see all. They would see the good words that I most often speak, the words I speak out of anger and the cuss words I say when I get frustrated or annoyed. What kind of person do you look like to the people in the world that do not know you? To the ones that do not want to take the time to get to know you? They would read the bad and not care enough to get to know the good.
I am so happy that found this picture. Today I am challenging myself to truly think about the words that I speak and the affects they have on others. I am challenging myself to allow the words I chose to speak make me a better person. I am also ..... challenging YOU.
xoxo.
