Do Your Words Carry Weight?
Eight Pax, took the Daily Red Pill (DRP) this morning and got better.
The Pax: Aruba, Napalm, Neo, Josey, Meat Sweats, Chitwood and Scout (Q: Squirrel)
The Scene: No rain and warm for December
WarmUp: Abe Vigoda’s, arm circles, Grass Getters and trunk twists
The Thang:
- 25 Blockees…that escalated quickly!
- 533 Meter Run
- 50 Merkins
- 533 Meter Run
- 75 Walking Lunges w/ coupon
- 533 Meter Run
- 100 Squats w/ coupon
- 533 Meter Run
- 75 Walking Lunges w/ coupon
- 533 Meter Run
- 50 Merkins
- 533 Meter Run
- 25 Blockees
Announcements/Prayer requests:
- Men’s Gathering at Shadowlawn, 12 December
- F3 Christmas Party; 7 January, 5-9:30ish pm
- Prayers for Chitwood’s former employee and his family.
- Let’s all give a shout up to the Big Man for peace, He knows that in times like these calm minds will prevail.
- Prayers for all those suffering loss of power and more county and though it’s easy to pray for our family and friends we also pray for our enemies. It is with that thought we pray that those who caused this debacle and ask God to change their hearts and turn from evil ways.
Chitwood led us out in prayer and reminded us to give grace to others, to give it all up to God and it is by doing that we can rest easy. Each of us has received grace from above which we do not deserve, let’s find a little grace for others today!
MOLESKINE: Do your words carry weight?
F3 Crossroads (unknown region) posed the question after a ruck, “Do your words carry weight?”
Your words have power. Words have impact.
Our words have power to build up or tear down – Ephesians 4:29.
Words create or destroy – Proverbs 18:21.
Even if we can’t see it, the words that we speak have impact within ourselves as well as the lives of others. I have been guilty of not watching my words. I have inflicted wounds with them and have been cut by words of people close to me.
How about at home? Do your words carry weight? Have you played the role of Don Quixote for so long, tilting at every windmill, that your words are lost at those living under the same roof?
Let me paint the (sadly familiar) picture for you. You and your M (or your 2.0s) are in the house on a normal day. And you say something out of jest or with no thought behind it. You know, just throwing a comment out there.
…Silence
You turn and see those sad eyes from your M and know you’ve hurt her (again, or your 2.0s). You didn’t mean to. It was just…thoughtless. Ugh.
The f’ing toothpaste is out of the tube and you can’t put it back.
Now let’s flip that scenario. Words can also be used to heal, encourage, and love. Sometimes we have to leave the space and time for the right words. The rucking crew has often had times during the 8-10-12 mile rucks to have the time needed to let the right words filter through to then speak words of wisdom and friendship. Putting weight on your back might actually make your words carry some weight. And if that statement holds true, some of us need to put more heft in our rucks!
…The infamous Whitehall Trail
Every time we speak, we create a road of some sort. The quality of that road, and how far it goes, is directly related to how well we maintain our integrity with our words and language choices.
The truth nugget here is: (wait for it) … when you speak, it should mean something. At home, work, anywhere.
I ask you again. Do your words carry weight?
Aye!