Words

Choose your words carefully. They are important. God spoke the world into existence. God spoke the first time and there was chaos and darkness so, God spoke again and began to separate and clarify the various elements: light and dark; land and water; animals and humans. God continued speaking until there was a created person, one with whom God could relate. One who could talk--use words and share in the on-going creation of the world and relationships. Words, they are the building blocks of creation. With words we can build or we can destroy. Choose words carefully because they are powerful gifts from the Creator.

A New Word

I've learned a new word. I've been reading Lori Gottlieb's book, Maybe You Should Talk To Someone. She is a therapist who gains interesting insights when she becomes another Therapist's patient. For many years, I've met regularly with a therapist or a spiritual director so there is someone who listens to my "stuff" and helps me sort out issues. I've learned a lot about myself from this discipline. I strongly recommend this as a spiritual discipline. The new word is ultracrepidarianism. It is even fun to pronounce and YouTube will give you pronunciation guidance. It means the habit of giving opinions and advice about matters outside of one's knowledge or competence. It is not a good habit to have an opinion about anything and everything. It is okay to say, "I don't know;" especially when it is the truth.