Choose Your Words Wisely

As much as life coaching aims to reconnect people with their inner beings and revitalise belief in their own power and abilities, it also seeks to enhance their capacity to relate to other people in ways that are mutually beneficial.

The New Insights life coaching system includes wonderful sessions on communication, building rapport and understanding the profound effect that our spoken and written words can have on others.

Numerous inspirational writings that are used to help underpin and contextualise the transformational change that our coaches bring about for their clients.

I have a favourite writing that really brings home the importance of choosing one\’s words carefully and with good grace …

[box type=\”shadow\”]\”Learn the language of your heart and say the words – they mean more to someone than you will ever know.\”

– Anonymous[/box]

Choose Your Words Wisely (continued)

… It\’s this poem by James W Foley called \’Drop a Pebble in the Water\’

 

Drop a pebble in the water:
just a splash, and it is gone;
But there\’s half-a-hundred ripples
Circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center,
flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling
where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water:
in a minute you forget,
But there\’s little waves a-flowing,
and there\’s ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing
to a great big wave have grown;
You\’ve disturbed a mighty river
just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute it is gone;
But there\’s half-a-hundred ripples   
circling on and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading, spreading
from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them,
once you\’ve started them to flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute you forget;
But there\’s little waves a-flowing,
and there\’s ripples circling yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart
a mighty wave of tears you\’ve stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy
ere you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
just a flash and it is gone;
But there\’s half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort
on each splashing, dashing wave
Till you wouldn\’t believe the volume
of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
in a minute you forget;
But there\’s gladness still a-swelling,
and there\’s joy circling yet,     
And you\’ve rolled a wave of comfort
whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water
just by dropping one kind word.