PAM’S PERSPECTIVES: Paint the world with words

Who says you can’t paint? You know how. Sure, you do. Would I lie to you? Of course not. You have quite the vocabulary. You can paint with words. Perhaps I can hand you a paint palette and a brush. Every day we pick up a paintbrush and color our lives with words. Words have so much power. They make a day better or can tear a day to shreds. They can teach our children or damage them. They can build good relationships or can tear them apart. So how do you paint with your words? I love all of the different languages in this world. They are all beautiful in their own ways. We may not understand them, yet they pull us in. They teach us, they spark curiosity, they bring on smiles, and, most of all, they expand our own worlds. No need to understand. There is just a common joy in words. Yes, words can hurt. Deeply hurt. They can tear families and friendships apart. They end when the paintbrush is set aside with the paint still on it. From unsaid words, the life canvas is not finished.

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