The Power of Silence
What did you not say yesterday?
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“I love you.”
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The power of words and their silent cousins: “What did you say?” “Nothing.”
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cheap cell phones It also will accumulate other unsaid “ouches,” and grow to become a very powerful “I hate your guts.” It can eat at one’s insides if not voiced. Actually, its release will help the relationship; its incarceration will destroy.
Don’t withhold. Let the hostages go.
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Allow your thoughts to be heard. You are the most powerful person on earth. You alone possess the ability to change your world, make friends, and influence people.
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