Words Matter
“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts” — Marcus Aurelius
This writing is Certified Human
The Obstacle
We talk to ourselves and others every day.
The words we say matter for how we think, how we act, and what others take from us.
We can frame our responsibilities, tasks, and conversations as things we have to do.
A constant internal and external complaint can happen because much of life is not of our choosing.
We can internalize and verbalize our frustration and anxiety over not having control of ourselves, our circumstances, our responsibilities, or the way others behave, act, think, or do.
The Gift And Opportunity
We may not have control over much.
We cannot dictate the responsibilities we have, what others do and think, or what much of our day requires us to do.
We have the power to frame it as the gift that life is.
We get to do those things.
We can reframe the language that we use internally and externally as one of opportunity instead of burden.
When we complain less inside, it comes out less on the outside.
What we believe will become true, and beliefs start with thoughts, move to ideas, and eventually become words, actions, habits, and identity.
The language we use matters.
It creates the reality we live in.
The Practice Of Self-Mastery
• Notice the words being used
• Reframe have to into get to
• Complain less inside
• Let language shape identity
CHEAT CODE: NOTICE THE WORDS → REFRAME → COMPLAIN LESS → SHAPE IDENTITY
The Why
I have a lot of things to do all the time, like the rest of us.
I have to mow the lawn, take the kids to soccer, coach baseball, and take care of responsibilities with the business.
All of this is true, and it’s all also a gift.
I get to take the kids to soccer.
I get to coach my son’s baseball team.
I get to help people and run a business.
I get to be married, and I get to take care of the house we live in and all the things that keep us happy, sheltered, and fed.
I find myself sometimes complaining internally, and when real frustration mounts, it comes out externally.
I don’t want my children to grow up under the burden of a self-imposed prison.
I need to free myself through my thoughts and language and slowly turn that into my identity.
So that is what they see of their father: a man who embraces and enjoys conquering the struggles that will show up for the rest of my life and theirs.
Language matters.
Words matter.
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