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Names. Names can build us up such as winner, champion, helper, friend, lover. Names can tear us down such as loser, hater, idiot, failure, disappointment. Names. It’s been said that sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.  What a lie!  Names can hurt and cause damage that lasts long, long after a broken bone is healed and restored. A name reveals something about a person or place.  When I call someone a snake, everyone…

Words. Words can be true and false. Words can heal and kill. Words can build up and tear down. Words can encourage and discourage. Words can be shouted and held in silently. Words. With just a word, “fire”, I can instill panic into a building full of people and cause them to empty it out. With just a word, “smile”, I can cause nearly everyone listening to me to smile. With just a word, “now”, my children know that I mean business.…