Words

When I was young, my sister had a fish named Princess. If you can guess, she was pink. And from what I can remember, she was quite creepy looking. Sorry Andie, but that fish had something weird going on. The eyes were way too big and too far on the side of her face, and I swear she stared into my very being.  Especially on the day she died when she was giving me the evil eye in the corner of our tank. The reason I so vividly remember this is because of the interaction I had with my aunt once we noticed the fish. Her and I stood looking at the edge of the tank, and I remember just barely being able to see over the old brown table it was resting on. I just looked up at her and said "Auntie Debbie, that fish is damn dead." I don't remember much else about that story after that, which means she did a good job of keeping her cool. Same goes for my other 'dammit' story. The one where I wouldn't stop climbing on the coffee table, so my mom told me to go to my room, and to threaten and punish her I said "Fine! But i'm gonna' say dammit when I get there!" No one really knows if I did or not, because they were laughing too hard to listen, and I didn't see what was so off.

Dammit is just a word.

What kind of power can be in a word?

Well, a shit ton. See, I said shit and you noticed. Because as we all know, some words hold more meaning. Some are more shocking. Growing up as the girl who was known for swearing at inappropriate times, I learned this lesson. Some words hold more weight. Sometimes the same word can carry different weights and meanings, too. Saying you love coffee is different than saying you love (insert name here). But the same word does that to people. Words are by far, in my opinion, the most beautiful and powerful tool we have the ability to use. 

Some sentences are boring. 

Some are beautifully eloquent with proper punctuation, immaculate in appearance, and alluring.

Some are short.

Sum loook relly bad & u can hardley stand 2 read thm.

Words are so powerful, and we should use them.
Compliment that person because it matters.
Mean what you say.
Don't be afraid of your words.
Speak proudly.

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." -Buddha