Words bring hurt sooner than healing. They provoke hatred more often than love. They speak lies and deceptions so much easier than truth. They cannot correctly explain what’s inside your head. They cannot accurately express what’s in your heart. — Me
I struggle with words. I think most people do. So many times, words fail to communicate what you’re trying so hard to get across to someone. Choose the wrong words and you can so easily hurt, provoke hatred, speak a lie, deceive, offend — even when that’s not your intention.
I can contemplate the correct words to say to someone, I can sit and stare for an hour or more at a blank piece of paper trying to choose the words that I want to use. Too often, I feel like I have chosen the wrong ones…