Words

It's amazing what a difference a number or a word can make.

Either one can make or break a day.

Get on a scale.  Change a channel on the television. Call someone and say something sweet.

Or, get on a scale, change the channel and call someone something mean.

That old song about sticks and stones can break my bones is mostly wrong.  Life is about the details, the nuances, and a word is a much more effective missile than most sticks.

A word. from a trusted source, can also be the best medicine in the world.

We are whole beings, not just amorphous masses of blood, muscle, fat and bone. That little bit of brain matter on the top of your body is much more powerful than you might want to believe.