SAY SOMETHING NICE (Part 2)!

Our words as much as our actions have a way of beautifying or otherwise damaging our relationships. Looking back at the post on marriage and divorce, if partners could imbibe the habit of always genuinely complimenting each other, making each other laugh and genuinely happy, the rate of divorce will take a downturn; I mean who doesn’t want to be with someone that compliments and makes them feel good about themselves? I tell you something; Men love compliments as well… ladies that is a secret tip to win him over. LOL!

So, one may be wondering how then can I say something nice. Well, I will give a few steps to saying something nice and being intentional, I believe you will exercise due diligence to research on ways to improve communication with others. Here are some steps; Acknowledge an accomplishment, appreciate an aspect of someone’s personality, thank someone for being there, praise someone’s effort not just the outcome, comment on someone’s qualities not just their appearance, leave a nice note or do something nice for a friend, family member, or co-worker.

You may be thinking, “why is saying something nice even important” … Oh well. It actually is important in a lot of ways, let me highlight a few; It is good for the health (saying something nice will actually keep an individual’s hope alive and make them laugh and we know laughter is the best medicine, yeah?), it will build the esteem and confidence of the said individual, and lastly, it will create better relationships and a healthier environment. So, you see why it's good to always say nice things?

Some people have realised how important saying something nice is and just like we have a day for thanksgiving and other important things, we have a “say something nice day”, which is the 1st of June every year… surprising, right?

We talk too much, often say hurtful things, mean jokes, gossip, lie, and exaggerate the truth, flatter unnecessarily amongst many other things. There’s a popular quote by Joel Osteen that says: “You can change your world by changing your words…remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.” We would find out that the world will really be a happier and safer place, if only every individual takes it upon themselves to say and do something nice.

Imagine a world where there were no filters or ways to check if your spoken words are right, necessary or meaningful. Imagine living a life where you could never control the words of your mouth. That seems terrifying or scary, right? It would certainly create mayhem in our lives and that of others.

Mere thoughts of the above should create the necessity for us to learn to control what we say and how we say it. This should be a way of creating a check against negative thoughts and words. Talk really is cheap they say, and the nicest gift you may be able to give to someone is a few positive words.

So, begin today by saying something nice and continue forever!

Thanks for being amazing and always taking out time to read the blog post. I truly appreciate you all.

Till next time....

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