Be mindful of your words

Photo used from the Omaha Integrative Care, mind • body wellness

I often think about the role etymology plays in shaping our world and how we say things but mostly, how utterly powerful that truly is. I am calling us all to action with being mindful of our words.

Many words can carry such negativity with them and have been laced with history and generations after generations after generations of use which we must always reevaluate as to whether we are proliferating it.. like calling women ‘darling’ but the men by their surnames, like using negative slang to describe someone’s sexual preference, like how racial words are used to describe which part of the world we come from.. words which were said before and carry the stigma; sexist, racist, homophobic, ageist, xenophobic.. these were never ok to be used.

On the other end of the spectrum lies the feel good words we say and that we must always perpetuate, the ones we use to describe ourselves in self-love, among those, there is a coined phrase that I’ve often heard.. ’You are Enough’ in a positive context. Below is the meaning of the word:

Screen captured from Google, from the Oxford Languages

Enough. Sufficient... Adequate?

The various synonyms of the word being ‘sufficient’ or ‘adequate’ feels like when enough is used to describe your value, ‘you are enough’ you’ve somehow just scraped through some margin of measurement that defines you as ‘just’ passing, ‘just’ reaching, ‘just‘ made it and ’just‘ settling. Whenever enough is used in context of measurement or as a quantitative word it’s usually in a context where there’s the absence of or way too much of (enough said - too much, not enough people here - too little, i’ve had enough of that! - waaaay too much) and neither of these puts the word ‘enough’ anywhere else than in deficit of something or reaching an average conclusion to, ‘As much or as many of something as required’.. What people have used it in context of, is ‘just’ right.. but I would rather use, just right!

I once heard an empowerment speaker say,

“the most important words, you will ever say, are the words you say to yourself!“

I believe we are all more than just enough, I mean, I’ve often thought, enough what?! We are spot on perfect! I ask you.. why settle for enough when you can be abundant or perfect, more than enough? I am free, I am fierce, I am love, I am kind, I am charitable, I am non-judgemental, I am honest, I am spiritual, I am compassionate, I am MORE than just enough.. I am bloody perfect!.. these are all me and define my mantra.

Be mindful of your words to others but mostly, the words you say to yourself today. This week. What will your mantra be? Make sure it‘s kind, empowering, beautiful and make you feel of the highest value.. because you are unique and warrant the most magnificent words to make it so.

Love and Light☀️