Shall we pause and reflect upon the manner with which we connect with others who are perhaps struggling with something or asking for help with a project?
We seldom realize the weight our words, even the shortest quip, fall on another’s consciousness.
Immediately I think of a quip an older student made to me when I was in first grade that controlled certain behaviors for ten years of school. The slightest comment can cause someone to gain faith…or lose it.
When we offer a critique of another’s work, choose wisely. Will our comment belittle them? Make them feel childish or ignorant or irrelevant?
Perhaps we can find encouraging words that enlarge their perspective giving them hope and positive guidance.
Maybe we have cultivated the life stance of kindness which guides our thoughts and comments.
Faith Venture 
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