Sticks and Stones...
Whoever coined the phrase “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me” didn’t have a clue what they were talking about. It was probably some well meaning mom whose child was being bullied and she was trying to make them feel better. However those of us who have had hurtful words hurled at us know that the pain from them can last for days, months, years and yes even a lifetime unless they are deleted, erased or covered over by different words. Sometimes it can be a simple harmless statement that we receive, such as a parent or spouse who says you did something stupid when you may have made a poor choice. That person also made a poor choice since most people think if they “did” something stupid then they must “be” stupid. The thought gets stuck in our brain and is played over and over when we feel we have made a mistake. Other times people purposefully try to hurt someone with cutting words. Neither is good and neither is right. As import...