The power of speech
By emptychair
@innertalks (23736)
Australia
October 17, 2023 6:07pm CST
We all have thoughts, but when we express them in speech, the words then carry more power within them than did just our thought.
Words put into concrete our thoughts, and the weight of this concrete can sometimes crush others with its power.
We should try to only speak positive words of encouragement to others, which are constructive to them, not destructive, or negative.
We should be truthful, and honest, in our speech, at all times.
Speech reaches out from you, and reaches in to another person, and so connects you to them, so make sure this connection is one of love, not of non-love, as it will either lift them up, or pull them down, depending on how you phrase your speech to them.
Personal power comes from feeling the love within your heart, and then matching it within your life by being really you within your own speech, thoughts, and ways, of behaving.
It was Carl Jung, the famous Swiss born psychologist, who said,
''Where love rules, there is no will to power.. and where power predominates, there love is lacking.''
What did he mean by this?
I think that he means that when we live from only love, the wanting of power for its own sake never arises within us. We live from love, and its accompanying power is always enough, or sufficient, for us to live by.
When we move away from this to wanting to live from our own power, this very motivation to do something other than to do it only for love, moves us then away from love, and so love is now found to be lacking within our lives.
So, whenever you speak, ensure that the power of love, is behind your words, thoughts, and actions.
Thoughts lead to speech, but actions also communicate your inner state to others too.
Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com
Your words say a lot about who you really are.
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct 23
I think this also goes for the words we write when we post online and the comments we make, and the replies and we must all do it with a lot of thought about what we want other to know about and to enjoy what we tell them and what we say about what they wrote,
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@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
18 Oct 23
Yes, you are right, that it also goes with our written words.
Perhaps, we usually put more thought into our written words, as often, we just blurt out with our speech unthinkingly, and so upset others, from our doing this.
We need to put thought behind all that we say, do, and write.
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
18 Oct 23
I´m glad that you used this picture for your very good post. Although I´m not an American citizen, I think that President Obama was a great president. And I have heard him give speeches and he is a natural and warm speaker
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
18 Oct 23
@innertalks There are several of his speaches in YouTube.
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@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
18 Oct 23
@marguicha Yes, I did look at a couple of his speeches there. He seems genuine in his speaking too.
@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
18 Oct 23
Thanks.
Yes, I liked how he was always relaxed, softly spoken, and gently kind in demeanour, or warm, as you said, too.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Oct 23
Interesting that you used President Obama's picture for your article on love and power.
I think the two go together. Love is powerful and can give a person power to communicate in positive ways. God always expressed Himself with love and power. We should do the same, not lacking either.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Oct 23
@innertalks I agree. You won't find love in the power speeches made by politicians.
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@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
19 Oct 23
@just4him Yes, not many politicians are gentle in demeanour, loving in word, and show kindness of thought, in their choice of words.
Perhaps, Abraham Lincoln did strive to do this, as he didn't want to hurt anyone with his words.
"Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness, or the complexion of courtesy has faded away."
A quote from Abraham Lincoln on kindness.
@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
19 Oct 23
In hindsight, perhaps, you are right that power and love work best together, and yet, perhaps it is only God, that can achieve this working, perfectly, as when man uses power, it often goes to his head, and he becomes a demon instead.
With God's help, though, man can also use love and power, wisely working together, as in the lives of some of the prophets, and holy people, that have lived their lives, staying close to God too.
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
18 Oct 23
Once the words are out of our mouths, we can't put them back.
That then behoves us to watch our words especially when they can be damaging to good relationship.
We should be genuine but at the same time we have to take care that they should not put down others.
I follow the famous Bible words - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
Certain hurtful enounters are difficult to erace from our minds as also the kindness shown to us.
The choice is simple to make then.
Love should be the guide and not arrogance and ego. .
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@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
18 Oct 23
Yes, before our thoughts turn into outer words, we should run them past the love in our hearts, to test them for their loving content, or not, and then return them to sender, if the words that we are about to say, contain any elements of non-love, anger, or negativeness, in them.
We should not allow any disparity to exist between our words and our hearts.
@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
19 Oct 23
@Shiva49 Yes, we need to think twice, to be wise in our words, so that we do not inadvertently upset others, with double meaning, and misinterpretations, of what we say to others.
We should grow wiser in our choice of words over time, and learn from each occasion where we needed to be more careful, but weren't.
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
19 Oct 23
@innertalks We need to be careful with anything that can be taken as negative or hurtful.
We can be truthful by conveying our feelings without any ill feelings.
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@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
18 Oct 23
In some ways, his quiet ways of working reminded me of Abraham Lincoln too.
Both were stately people, in their bearing, and in their speech too.
@innertalks (23736)
• Australia
19 Oct 23
@RubyHawk I believe that Obama still lives in Washington D.C., and he has spent some of his time writing his book, "A Promised Land."
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Oct 23
@innertalks Both Presidents did their best for the country.They were good men. I hear very little about Obama now.
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