Who you are is more than the just the words you say or write, it’s also the attitudes, moods, and perspectives that are conveyed.
The other day I told a friend to send a silly text to his wife. When she received the text she responded, “Is David sending this? That sounds like David”
Was it just the words on the screen? No, it’s that we all project who we are, what we believe, in what we say.
Whether on Facebook, Twitter, in a letter, speech or facial expression, we are sending people messages, but what messages are we sending?
For many, if you follow Facebook or twitter, the message seems to be, “I’m afraid”, “I’m easily offended”, “I’m a victim”, “I like mocking people”, “I love mocking politicians“, and so on.
Is this new? Not in the least. But what is new is that we have the ability to create a personalized commentary on the world at large, a ticker of observations in real-time. For many people, that ticker is increasingly negative, pessimistic, snarky and depressing.
Be aware of the messages you send and communicate, and feel free to edit the negative messages people want to send you. I know I do.
What are you doing to send positive, reinforcing, life-giving messages to others?
David Curry
