Sticks and Stones.....

The following post has been in the queue…in draft form….for about a week. There are a lot of draft posts in the queue. If I actually write about everything I’ve thought about writing…well, I won’t need to come up with any new ideas for a year or so. Anyway….here is the (edited) post….

Sticks and Stones…

While on this morning’s web trip, I started out reading about Seigfried and Roy…spurred on by watching bits and pieces of a special tribute to them on TV last night. Somehow I ended up at Christianity Today (oh the detours in cyber space!!!) where an ad for a featured book caught my attention…(oh the distractions in cyberspace!!) The book is called Sticks and Stones by Ace Collins

Following are some excerpts from the book:

We live in an era when language is simply tossed about in an unthinking manner or spun to fit an agenda. Though we as individual talk a great deal in person and on cell phones and, thanks to the internet, write more personal and business notes than any previous generation, we don't as carefully consider our choice of words as did people of earlier times. Most of us, including parents, church leaders, CEO's, coaches, and friends, just "shoot from the hip" and do far more damage with our words than we realize. While a word or phrase more carefully chosen might have inspired someone, what we see much more often today is the use of words that hurt and destroy individuals.

Using real life examples, this book presents simple ways in which everyone can make a positive impact with their language. Whether it's in conversations, email, letters, phone calls, thank-you's, and even blogging, you will discover ways to employ words that will change the world.

Hmmmm....did he say blogging??? He estimates that we use about 30,000 words a day….

If you want to make those 30,000 words you use each day count, then this book will help you get more out of the time you spend communicating with others each and every day.

More to follow…..