The Power Of Words

 Words have such power in our lives. Laughing is the purest verb, as it can change the course of a day. Faith is the most powerful noun, as it can change the course of a journey. And beauty, the greatest adjective that can change the course of your life. The sun rises and sets each day without fail. It rises with hope and beauty, and sets with the promise of a new day. We are synced with this rhythm, as we rise with hope, and set with promise each day.
Whether within our own thoughts, spoken or written, words have the power to transform the world we live in.

I often use words in my art.

Small quotes, advice, anything that speaks to me.

 This painting is full of words. 

Words make up the tree, 

and words make up the heart hanging from it's branches.

At the very top, I've written one of my favorite quotes,

"Live by the sun, Love by the moon."

The words of others influence me.
Just the other day, I overheard a stranger's comment,
while I was trying on a coat, 
"That coat looks like it was made for that girl"
convinced me to buy this jacket.

And tomorrow,
My comforting words will sooth my little fuzzy baby
as he goes into and comes out of surgery.
My words will be soft and sweet to him as he heals and rests.

And today, I hope to use my words to lift another.
To comfort someone in need.
To make someone laugh.
To build someone up.

Let us never underestimate the power of words.

“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent people, and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics;
and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one’s self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived . . this is to have succeeded.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson