New Year's Resolution #2

Continuing with this series, once we have moved on from the past that may be holding us back, we can now start to try to be mindful of the present.

If there is one thing that is a little hard to control with what we do on a daily basis, it is being aware of the words we say and how we say them towards everyone we get in contact with.

And it is hard, mainly because we tend to be reactionary, such as we fight fire with fire and of course we may be having a bad hair day, had a rough night, or having a tough week or a rough patch and we aren't really in any mood or have the time to be cordial.

Now, what we need to remember, is that most people are like us, okay, when we are our normal selves. And it really isn't hard to realize that most people will react or respond back with kindness if not in a positive way to anyone who treats them right.

Using kind words, especially to ask for help or a favor is really a no brainer. We just need to make it a habit or to do it without thinking about it.

I know it is hard to keep our tongues from trash talking or being brash when we are in a foul mood or if the person we are speaking with isn't treating us with respect or is just plain rude.

But just the same, we do not know what they may be going through and besides, we really have no control over their attitude or how they treat others. What we do have is control over how we will respond and in taking the high road in any situation and conversation.

Doing so consistently will also help keep our joy, our sanity and our conscience free from guilt and offenses which in the normal course of a year will be lots of excess baggages we will eventually carry with us, sometimes for many years or a lifetime. But like we already resolved to do, we are not taking any more weight on our trip, that we call life.


"Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them." Ephesians 4:29