Words

I'm working on some pre-New Years resolutions.

Have you ever thought about the potential positive impact of your words?  (I think we all realize the negative impact…) I've been thinking about that a lot lately.  

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The tongue is a powerful tool.  In the past few months, I have received multitudes of uplifting cards, text messages, emails, and phone calls.  And I often don't think that people understand how deeply their words penetrated my spirits.

For some unidentifiable reason, I have this unfounded subconscious belief that conveying to people what they mean to me will make me appear weak.  They should just know anyways, right? But as discussed in a Coaching and Mentoring course in which I'm currently enrolled, the more you pour into people, the more you yourself are poured into.

Thus, I have resolved to pour into people with my words.  I have so many people in my life that I love so much, and the possibility that they don't know is a travesty!  

So here's my actionable goal: To supplement each of my Christmas gifts, I plan to include an uplifting card.  And to make it a fun project, I have designed this card.  Here's a sneak peek at the front:

I scored the sweet clip art on shabbyprincess.com.
You can download my full card template here.

This holiday season (and beyond the holidays), please ensure that the people in your life know how much they mean to you.  You'll be thankful you did.