Words or Silence??

I will not be silent, nor go gently into the night.
Holding my tongue, has never been my strong suit, but I do weigh my words.
Words hold so much power.
Words can take you higher, or lower then a snakes belly. They can be thrown like darts, or go down like warm hot chocolate.
People so quickly recite the word of the Lord, and in the same breath the word of Lance Armstrong.

This Inauguration Day, January 2013, words will be spoken. I will hang on each syllable with the hope of a nation.
Yesterday, while watching Joe Biden take his oath, I saw him tell Judge Sotomayor that he loved her. He also said it was "his honor" to have her present. It was a beautiful thing to say to anyone. To be present in sharing moments in history or in day to day living, we need to tell people that we love them.

This week I had lunch with a friend, and when leaving she said, " I love you Bonnie Baron." I like that she called me by name and always leaves with that message. Words are enormous!!

When I was at University Hospital Cardiovascular Lab, my mentor and friend, Dr. Robert Miller would daily "throw out" big words to educate us. We were all young students, learning medical terms, and he reminded us that we had to cast a wider net!!! " There is more to learn, out there", then the cacophony of you girls.
Then in our most stressed of time, he would say, "Oh, the pulchritude we have in this lab, blinds me!" We all had to reach for the dictionary. He taught us, in so many ways, that words were important.

Then there are moments of no words. Grief over the death of my son, took my words. I had nothing to say, I was broken and silent. A mothers sound of grief, speaks volumes, with nary a word.

Words can be far-reaching, gargantuan, or off the beaten path.

Let us all be good listeners, and speak from our hearts. AND..maybe remember to count to ten!

Use our words wisely, and keep the dictionary open!