The Power Of Words

This Passover video is about one of the songs we sing, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayenu.

In our modern American culture there are words that have a negative or morbid connotation, and we say them lightly, and do not pay attention to what we are actually telling ourselves or others.

In my Yoga class I hear these constantly:

It's hard
I can't
I'm not flexible
I'm scared

My response is to get those words out of their vocabulary, the moment you utter them it becomes the truth.  Just tell yourself that you will try, do your best, and see what happens.  I always explain that in life in general the only way we learn is by doing, not by watching, reading, or listening, but by actually doing something our neuro-muscular system learns it for life.

In life the morbidity or the words we say to each other are shocking when you stop and think about it.
Especically when you are about to tell someone big news or something exciting:

You are going to die!
You are going to have a heart attack!
Looks that kill
You killed it

I am not sure where these phrases began, but I choose not to have them in my vocabulary.  Especially the word die, could also be dye, as in color, and in Hebrew the word with the same pronunciation means STOP.  Also how about the phrase, "hey you guys," it is everywhere and it means everyone, male, female, you name it.  I hear it all the time, they say it has its roots in movies about Italians in New York.

POINT:

Be Open,
Use Positive Words.
Give everything a try and a chance.
It's OK if something doesn't work, figure out what does work for you.
Keep Learning.
Keep Growing.
Be You.
Coach Yulia