WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM: THE MEDIA AND STORIES OF VIOLENCE, HATE, WAR AND SUICIDE

There is a lot going on in the world and the media is having a great August so far. Story after story about international combat, death and violence; national story after story about police brutality, suicide, violence, and racial discrimination. These stories are powerful and the words used to report tell as much of a story, as the commentary the public has about them. Todays edition of "What We Can Learn From Wednesday" is dedicated to power of story telling! There's too much going on, that I don't feel justice is singling out one event or person.
One of the major premises of BE! lies in the power of story telling. Sharing of your mind and spirit to others or even back to yourself in reflection is powerful. Life is defined my transformation. To have life means that one organism is birthed,  serves a greater function,  duplicates, and passes along. From the amoeba, to the rose, to the elephant, to the human. We have the elaborate gift of communication, higher thought,  and extravagant invention and innovation.
We as humans depend on one another for everything.  Food, labor, and most importantly love. The lives we live are never just for ourselves.  No matter how selfish or introverted one may be, we are connected and of course we get to choose how to embrace those connections.  Story telling is truly utilizing the power of words to connect us to one another; to connect the past to the present and the present to the future. There are power in your words, no matter what others say.

There's many idioms that seek to play down the power of words.

" Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

"Actions speak louder than words."

"Talk is cheap."

" Its not what you say, its what you do."

With anything in life, its just not that black and white.  Those statements are not only inaccurate but absolutely contextual. It depends on the culture, the person, and the context of the situation.  Words are powerful.  Words create wars, fights,  relationship conflict, job terminations,  and total shifts in people's self esteem.

Why am I bringing up all of this? Well I've had an overcharge of words since the weekend, which is partly why I hadn't wrote a post. There are so many stories currently circulating about death, hate, depression, rape, abuse, and violence! International, national and local news, everywhere, and it's become a little overwhelming. It's overwhelming because the words used to describe the incidents are so pensive; the stories told along with such incidents, spirit arousing. There power in words.
Make sure you understand the power of your words. The power of life's story. Do you share to heal and help, or hurt and spread hate? Do you know that your story, any story, of your life can change someone's life? There's so many stories I remeber from childhood that my elder family members , family friends or whomever else would probably never remeber sharing with me. There's power in words.
Because humans respond to matters of sex, violence and negativity, our society is really good about promoting anything along those lines. It gets people going. Likewise, social media perpetuates those storylines as well, but what if more people just shared themselves? Shared their true lives? Decided to be transparent every now and again,  o how this world would change. It's began to happen with transparent figures like bloggers, vloggers, instagram, twitter, and facebook superstars!
The power of our words and stories can transform the world. It's been done time and time again. Words can bring about revolutions,  healing, deliverance, joy and so much more.
When you speak, consider your words. When you want to speak about someone, consider your words. When you entertain someone speaking negatively about another,  consider the words they're speaking. When you overcome or go thru a trialing period, consider the worss you can share.

BE Empowered~
Written by: Tiffany Wright