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Today, I am beginning a brand new series, a three-part series entitled The Weight of Your Words,

The Weight of Your Words. We've all been told or we've all heard that, you know,

actions speak louder than words. And when it comes to first time acquaintances or naive for

those neighbors that first, you know, they move in, you know, that's probably true. That,

you know, you got to watch what they do because anybody can say whatever they need to say

that to get in good with you. And so, actions do speak louder than words. But when it comes to our

more intimate relationships, you know, family relationships, the people that we would consider

our best friends or our inner circle, the words and actions, I don't know. I don't know that they

speak louder. I mean, it's a tough. I mean, it's like they're right there neck and neck with each

other because words are so powerful. The more intimate the relationship, the louder or perhaps

to the point of the series, the way to hear those words become, the greater their capacity,

their words to leave a mark for good or for bad, to build, destroy, encourage, discourage,

inspire or actually wound. Words in those relationships are powerful and to underscore just how powerful

words are in those, you know, those closer relationships. Even this is amazing to me. Even words

left unsaid. We're unsaid words. This is amazing. Unsaid words. Unsaid phrases have the potential

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