Janet Erickson  

Our inner world is shown to the outer world through our words. Our words reveal our thoughts and our emotions. This article will briefly discuss how spiritual growth is related to the words we use.

Spiritual healing is the process of moving closer to our ideal state. Our ideal state is having the ability to let our true nature shine through. And our true nature is that which was given to use by our creator.

To let our true nature shine through we need to remove the many filters that distort our projected inner beauty. What are these filters made of? They are made of our emotions and our thoughts. Both expressed through our words.

Why have I chosen to focus on the words that we use. I could easily have focused on thoughts or emotions. The reason I have chosen words is because they are the easiest to observe. And they are the easiest for others to observe and point out to us.

If someone says to you that "you seem sad", that is an observation that you could disagree with. But if they say that you just said "I hate everybody" or "I love everybody" that observation is difficult to challenge.

It is difficult to directly change your thoughts because thoughts are so fleeting. If you were to try to follow your thoughts you would see that they go from subject to subject to subject. To catch them in any one act is very hard.

The same is true for your emotions. They have a tendency to just jump up and surprise us. Usually by the time we recognize an emotional state, such as anger, we might be to far gone too be able to change what is going on.

But words are different. When we speak we have the ability to immediately hear what we have said. Our words can be changed once spoken or even moderated before being sent into the world. So words can become our marker for change and growth. By changing our words we can change our lives.

How does changing our words help change the filters that block our true nature from shining through?

The process of thinking, having emotions and then verbally responding produces a feedback loop. The loops are generated hundreds of times per day and becomes self reinforcing. When the thoughts, emotions and words tend toward the negative the reinforced feedback loop that is produced becomes self defeating.

The trick then is to break into the feedback loop so that the loop can be disrupted. And once disrupted the components of the loop can be changed.

A high pitched microphone squeal is one of the most recognizable feedback loops. And the way the loop is broken is by moving the microphone away from the speakers. By disrupting the inputs the cycle is broken.

The more we are aware of what we say the more we can replace our negative words with positive ones. The more positive and uplifting our words become, the more positive and uplifting our thoughts and emotions become.

By changing one of the inputs the cycle can be changed.

The transformation process is very fast once it is started. The question becomes how and where to start.

The easiest approach is to become aware of all of the self limiting words that you use. A few of these words are: hate, stupid, try, should, idiots etc...

Whenever one of these words "pops up", you need to immediately stop what you are doing. Look at the emotions that you are having and the thoughts behind the emotions. Initially you will not notice anything. Everything will appear as it should be. Everything will be appear normal.

But do not be fooled. Look deeper into your thoughts and emotions. Use the pick and shovel word "why" every time you come to a place that you feel content. Keep digging deeper and deeper.

There is nothing that you need to do after you have found something. Just notice and move on. But always be conscious of your words. Because it is changing your words that will break the pattern.

Negative and self defeating thoughts, emotions and words are not the natural order. They have been imposed from the outside. They have become the filters that block your true nature from shining though.

I am not going to discuss my views on ones true nature. It is sufficient to say that it is not one marked by all of the negatives that we see in the world.

If you continue the above process you will see remarkable changes in your life. All aspects of your life will improve. Just keep monitoring your words.