Usar o poder das palavras com sabedoria mudará sua vida
Nós somos o que dizemos. Ou será que somos?
How much attention do we pay to choosing the right words – the ones that will bring happiness, confidence, and peace to everyone around us, including ourselves?
Usar o poder das palavras de uma forma inteligente e atenciosa é verdadeiramente uma experiência que muda a vida.
As perguntas importantes a fazer a si próprio são:
– How do the words I use reflect my personality?
– Could I choose better words to show the people around me who I am?
– How do I feel when people choose to use negative words toward me?
– How often do I spread negativity with my choice of words?
– What can I do to create a more positive environment for both myself and other people?
Uma coisa é certa, as palavras são ferramentas poderosas que utilizamos de forma imprudente no nosso quotidiano.
Thinking more carefully about why and how we use the words we use can have an incredibly positive impact on the world. Let’s start.
Spoken words are the reflection of your thoughts…
What you say is what you think. Words reflect what we want to say, but the way we use them can also reflect what we’re avoiding saying or confessing (that’s why we use idioms, euphemisms etc.).
Os pensamentos que tem são uma representação importante do seu carácter. Por isso, tudo o que diz é também uma representação de quem é como pessoa.
Somos o que pensamos e somos o que dizemos.
Curiosamente, a premissa inversa também é verdadeira. O que escolhemos dizer, com o tempo, afecta quem somos.
Sometimes we don’t give enough credit and importance to the words we use, ignoring what a powerful force they are, which, in time, results in changing us as people (for the worse).
Prestamos pouca atenção ao que dizemos e à forma como o dizemos e isso cria uma energia negativa que se espalha de nós para o nosso ambiente e que, com certeza, volta para nós.
A escolha das palavras tem um impacto incrível na nossa vida quotidiana. Cria uma certa atmosfera através da qual percepcionamos o mundo que nos rodeia.
Pergunte a si próprio: Quanto é que eu penso na minha escolha de palavras?
Fazer parte de uma família ou de uma determinada comunidade pode levar-nos a falar de uma forma que pode estar a afetar as nossas vidas de forma negativa. As palavras são importantes.
A nossa escolha de palavras é importante para o nosso bem-estar, mas também para o bem-estar das pessoas que nos rodeiam.
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They greatly affect the people you use them on…
Everything about the way we choose to express ourselves, from our body language to the words we choose to say, has real power on other people’s feelings and lives.
Sometimes we say something without thinking about it and even though we forget about it the second it has left our mouth―that little something, that poor choice of words becomes traumatizing for the person we said it to.
Levam-na consigo para toda a vida, perguntando-se constantemente se era verdade.
Now, I’m not saying you should avoid telling the truth but that you should choose to tell the truth in a loving way, rather than a hurtful one.
Negative words can destroy someone’s day, year, or even their whole life. So, doesn’t it seem like we should pay more attention to what we say?
If everyone thought of the power of words in this way, there would be so many more confident people living their lives to the fullest, unburdened by other people’s harsh judgment.
Infelizmente, muitas das vezes em que magoamos alguém com palavras nem sequer são o reflexo mais puro dos nossos pensamentos, mas sim algo que dissemos sem pensar ou palavras que usámos ao acaso, enquanto coscuvilhávamos ou conversávamos.
Everyone has been hurt by someone else’s words at least once. You know what I’m talking about.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all pay more attention to choosing better words – more positive words – that would truly make an amazing impact on the world we live in?
Toda a positividade que transmite ao mundo cria um ambiente melhor para si próprio.
Quando tem algo a dizer e sai negativo, pode tentar pensar nas palavras mais positivas e edificantes que poderia ter utilizado para defender o seu ponto de vista.
For example, if you’re thinking that someone is a complete failure, you could reorganize your thoughts and actually say: ”Currently there are some negatives in your life, but you are in the process of rearranging it, moving forward and becoming successful.”
…but, they also affect you…
O mesmo se aplica a si.
Não só as palavras que usamos afectam os outros, mas, mais importante ainda, as palavras que usamos para nós próprios têm um impacto incrível na nossa vida.
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O que escolhemos dizer sobre nós próprios, para nós próprios e para os outros é importante.
Saying: I am lazy; I am fat; I am stupid; I am ugly; I am unworthy; I am unimportant etc. lowers your confidence, making you feel like whenever something wrong and bad happens to you it’s your fault.
O facto de se prejudicar com palavras negativas cria uma imagem negativa de si próprio na sua mente e, provavelmente, na mente dos outros.
Ser negativo e crítico em relação ao seu próprio aspeto, às suas capacidades e à vida em geral, leva-o a um ponto a partir do qual já não vê um futuro brilhante.
Deve concentrar-se sempre nas características positivas e no lado positivo das coisas.
If you think you’re overweight say to yourself: “I may currently be overweight but I’m working on becoming slimmer every day and I congratulate myself for all the effort I’m putting in.”
Tem de se apreciar a si próprio e demonstrá-lo com as palavras que escolhe quando pensa em si.
As melhores palavras para usar consigo próprio são as palavras de encorajamento. Essas palavras, quando ditas a si próprio, são chamadas afirmações.
Algumas das afirmações mais curtas e simples que pode utilizar são
– I love myself.
– I love the world around me.
– I cherish the people in my life.
– I am growing into my fullest self.
– I love my decisions.
– I am becoming clear about what I want and what I don’t want.
– I love focusing on what I love.
– I inhale who I am. I exhale who I am not.
Seja criativo. Escreva uma lista de afirmações que possa ver para se sentir mais valioso, importante e feliz todos os dias da sua vida.
Use these affirmations in the morning, evening, or whenever you’re feeling like you could use some positivity and encouragement.
Tell yourself that you’re beautiful, smart, a good friend, an amazing person, successful, happy… Use the brightest, most flattering words you can when talking and thinking about yourself.
If you make this a habit your life will most certainly change. You’ll gain confidence, you will treat others in a more positive, accepting way and others will be keener to accept you for who you are.
Keep in mind that…
The energy and emotion you have when speaking is as important as the words you use. It’s important to always tell the truth, but the way you say it makes all the difference.
Quando se é geralmente carinhoso e quando tudo o que se diz provém de um cuidado e de uma bondade honestos, o som e a sensação são completamente diferentes.
Deixem de falar a partir dos vossos medos e inseguranças e comecem a falar a partir do vosso coração.
Think about why you are saying the things you’re saying. Will your words benefit you or the person you’re speaking to in any way.
If you notice that your words are hurtful or unnecessary, don’t say them.
Something that’s said can be a turning point in the life of the person it’s been said to. We all have the power to change the lives of people around us, but also to change our own life.
Temos de decidir falar a partir de um lugar de amor. Quando digo amor, refiro-me ao amor que sentimos por nós próprios, pelas outras pessoas, pelo mundo inteiro e pela vida.
As palavras que dizemos tornam-se uma grande parte da nossa vida e do mundo, por isso escolhemo-las com sabedoria.
Citações sobre o poder das palavras:
1. “Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.”―Robin Sharma
2. “Words are containers for power, you choose what kind of power they carry.”―Joyce Meyer
3. “Raise your word, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”―Rumi
4. “Your word is the power that you have to create; it is a gift.”―Don Miguel Ruiz
5. “Words are not in the power of men; men are in the power of words.”―Herman Bahr
6. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. Encourage yourself, motivate yourself, and uplift yourself with your words.”―Brené Brown
7. “Words: So innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”―Nathaniel Hawthorne
8. “Don’t mix your words with your mood, you can change your mood but you can’t take back your words.”―Unknown
9. “Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.”―Pearl Strachan Hurd
10. “Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.”―Rachael Wolchin
11. “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it until it begins to shine.”―Emily Dickinson
12. “Throughout human history, our greatest leaders and thinkers have used the power of words to transform our emotions, to enlist us in their causes, and to shape the course of destiny. Words can not only create emotions, they create actions. And from our actions flow the results of our lives.”―Tony Robbins
13. “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”―George Orwell
14. “Think of the power of words.”―Swami Vivekananda
15. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”―Blaise Pascal
16. “There is a form of communication that transcends the power of words.”―Joseph B. Wirthlin
17. “There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”―Diane Setterfield
18. “Your words become your world.”―Nadeem Kazi
19. “The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”―Luke 6:45
20. “There is power in words. What you say is what you get.”―Zig Ziglar
21. “Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.”―Auliq Ice
22. “Words have the power to make things happen.”―Frederick Buechner
23. “She was fascinated with words. To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.”―Dean Koontz
24. “May every word that is ever spoken by our mouths be words that lift up, and never words that tear down.”―Unknown
25. “Never underestimate the power of words to heal and reconcile relationships.”―H. Jackson Brown
26. “If you believe in the power of words, you can bring about physical changes in the universe.”―H. Scott Momaday
27. “Beautifully crafted words have the power to captivate the mind of anybody.”―Sam Veda
28. “Words are powerful, they have the ability to create a moment and the strength to destroy it.”―Susan Gale
29. “Language creates reality. Words have power. Speak always to create joy.”―Deepak Chopra
30. “Words can make you or break you.”―Unknown
31. “Words have magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.”―Sigmund Freud
32.“Words create worlds.”―Pierre du Plessis
33. “Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”―Buddha
34. “I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more.”―Antony Sher
35. “Words embody the power to inspire or motivate us, but it is only we who have the power to open up to see and feel it.”―Anuj Somany
36. “I am, two of the most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality.”―Joel Osteen
37. “A few nice words can help a person a lot more than you think.”―Unknown
38. “Words have power, words are power, words could be your power also.”―Mohammed Qahtani
39. “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”―Buddha
40. “Let your words elevate your life to the heights of greatness.”―Unknown
41. “If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words, we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths.”―Betty Eadie
42. “Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future.”―Joel Osteen
Se decidir trabalhar em si próprio e fazer da fala um processo consciente em vez de algo que faz ao acaso e sem pensar, prometo que a sua vida vai mudar.
O poder das palavras que usamos é inegável e pode tornar a nossa vida e a vida das pessoas que nos rodeiam bela ou pode destruí-las.
When you think of it like this, doesn’t it make sense to try and think more deeply about every word that you say?
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