The Power of the Spoken Word

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. - Proverbs 18:21

It doesn't matter if you're religious or not, the fact that what you say is what you get has been discussed by people all over the world, many of whom aren't religious at all. We as humans don't fully understand the workings of the universe as we'd like, so some things are either shrugged off as ridiculous, or simply avoided because man has an inherent fear of the unknown. Those few brave souls who decide to face said unknown have reaped the rewards.

You see the power of words everywhere, whether you read or watch Rhonda Byrne's “The Secret”, or listen to one of the many motivational speakers out there, or perhaps simply the great Chinese philosopher, Confucius: “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.”

I want to make a little change to the popular phrase, you are what you eat. Rather, I present that you are what you speak.

When you say things about yourself or your circumstances, you are speaking those things into being. With this in mind, shouldn't you at least try to keep the things you say about yourself or your circumstances positive? Even better, stop complaining about your circumstances in general! Do you lack money? Quit saying it! Start saying things like, “I'm prosperous” or, “I'm successful”. Or if you feel adventurous, go ahead and call yourself rich! Famous! Whatever you desire in your heart to be, speak it out loud!

If you want to, you can start by doing it in the mirror. Eventually it will become such a part of you, that you'll say it to other people without a second thought. It happens in the negative all the time, so why wouldn't you speak abundance into your life as well?

What do you have to lose? You can only gain. Even if you achieve nothing more than a better attitude towards life in general, start being positive. You'll be amazed at how it changes things for the better.