The Power of Words: How They Shape Our Inner World
The truth is, words carry as much weight as we allow them to. They don’t hurt because of the words themselves—it’s the meaning we give them. We’re the ones deciding what they mean, and that decision can either empower us or disempower us. In my case, the meaning I assigned to those words—”not creative enough”—was my choice. I could have just as easily interpreted them differently.