Words

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
~Buddha

People seem to forget this fact and great lesson of life during an election year in this country.

Words make a difference. I remember still to this day the taunting and teasing I endured while growing up. There has only been one friend from high school who bullied me that has apologized to me later in life. I think of this as I often go through my "friends" list on facebook. I recently deleted some a**holes cleaned up my friends list of people who wouldn't speak to me if I saw them in public or would never acknowledge me if they ran into me somewhere and some family members (cousins) that are just mean spirited in their political and religious beliefs.

I still don't understand why many organized religious groups do not see that their actions and words are bullying! Then they just seem two-faced when trying to stand up against bullying in schools.

Stop the bullying in your church too!

I often think of this in my own small quiet corner of the world. Do my words really have an impact on anyone else? Do my rants on this blog mean anything? Will my words ever come back to haunt me someday? Do I make a difference?