I won’t even mention purposeful innuendos, backhanded compliments, slurs and insults. At all times, people who really want to spread love in the world should take extra care with their speech.

Do you remember the schoolyard chant; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me!”   Utter tripe!!

Ok, words may be rarely able to break bones, but they can break our hearts, our spirits, and even our reputations. 

And yes, far more important than that, it can certainly break our ability to develop or maintain any type of meaningful relationships.