Women's Leadership Blog

Impeccable Word

A guest post by Nancy Shields:

Don Miguel Ruiz states in his book The Four Agreements, “Be impeccable with your word, speak with integrity, and say only what you mean.  Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.  Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.”  It is so refreshing when someone tells you they are going to do something and they actually do it.  I’m sure this can surprise you since we as a society are accustomed to people not doing what they say.  As a human, the word is a most powerful tool.  It’s the tool of magic.  But like a two edged sword, your word can create a most incredible dream, or the word can shatter everything around you.  

On one side you have the misuse of the word which creates hell on earth and the other side is the impeccable word, which creates love, beauty and bliss.  The word can set you free or it can imprison you more than you can imagine.  The incredible magic within you is all based on your word.  The word is pure magic that comes out of your mouth, or it can be black magic if misused.  I will tell you that is possible – it’s possible when practiced daily – if I can do it – you can do it – I am not better than you.  We are humans with the same kind of brain and bodies.  No excuses, you too can have the impeccable word.  

The word is the closest thing to us – we use our language to express ourselves daily – why not use it in a positive impeccable way.  Remember people may not remember you for very long, but they will always remember the way you make them feel.  This is accomplished by your word, your actions, your attitude.  Think of a person you know that tells you one thing and then never follows through.  I’m sure you get tired of all their idle chatter and probably you eventually distance yourself.  Now think of the person that tells you something and then follows through with what they say.  They are a delight to be around since you can trust their word.  The impeccable word - do as you say and say what you mean.

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us ALL!

Author Bio:  I am a woman with a passion to inspire and encourage women to be better women for themselves and for this world.  I am creator/founder of a social networking website www.makegirlfriends.com where women can meet, share and inspire one another.  My blog can be found at blog.makegirlfriends.com.