Many years ago, when my husband and I were houseparents at a facility for troubled teens, I got some wise advice: keep mental tallies of the positive and negative things said to each child daily, and make sure there are more positives than negatives. “And ‘please pass the salt,'” the counselor added, “does not count as a positive statement.”
Reminds me of this Bible verse:
James 3:9-10 (MSG)
With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!
Your Thanksgiving Eve challenge: all good words (blessings), no curses.
