I’ve been reading a book by Don Gossett written in 1973 entitled “What You Say is What You Get“. I’ve read many books and booklets by him over the years (Praise Avenue) so he’s an author I trust. This book is not too long but it is so powerful that if you “get” what it’s… Read More What You Say is What You Get
There is a popular English children’s rhyme* that was apparently first coined in 1830. Sticks and Stone may break my bones But words will never hurt me There are many variations of this rhyme, all forms of telling people that words won’t hurt you like sticks and stones can. IT IS A BIG FAT LIE… Read More You Can’t Just Say Any Old Thing
I once read a story about a neurosurgeon who treated people by using Word Therapy. He had his patients do what he called mental exercises for fifteen minutes a day. Someone with high blood pressure was to say, “My blood pressure is one hundred twenty over eighty” for fifteen minutes every day. A person with… Read More LIDT – What You Say IS Vital
If I understand it correctly, the following is a passage that appeared in Robert Fulghum’s 1988 book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Also Amir Khan the Indian Actor and director in his movie “Taare Zameen Par” referred to this legend of yelling at trees while describing the impact of yelling at children. “In the… Read More Is What You Say THAT Important?
Habakkuk 2:2-3 (GNB) The LORD gave me this answer: “Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance. Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will… Read More Magic Refrigerator