Tag: silenced

Speak to People!

Jennifred Jones

We must break the self-imposed silent cycle of disacknowledging one another.

This is what I mean.

Today at the gas pump, a young guy on the other side of the pump was throwing something in the trash and I caught his eye and said to him, “It feels warmer today.” He laughed and said, “Yes, if the wind dies down it will be almost balmy!” It was 38*. We wished each other a good day and felt better.

As I walk by someone in the parking lot or inside an aisle at the store, I’ll frequently comment about the weather, the store, their outfit – anything to bring the other person out and be recognized.

We were not made to be hermits in our individual igloos only seeing us and ours. The world has been silenced, and we need to break it! People are starving for communication and just to be seen! Don’t let them down.

Your voice or even your wave can lift another person who is having a bad day. You, me, be the ones to lift and bring hope to the people we see.

One = None?

Jennifred Jones

Crazy thought the other morning!

I was trying to do something…can’t even remember what it was now, but I thought, ‘I don’t feel like I’m any good at this!’ All of a sudden, the spiral down kicked in…’I’m not good at anything!’

Thought about it for a few moments until I realized it was not true. I began remembering all the things I have/had done that did work out for good and quickly silenced the prior notion.

That’s how it works in our mind sometimes…fighting off discouragement, inability, confusion. None of that is true about us. We are good at certain things. We are made to grow and succeed…to develop, to invent, to brainstorm and imagine better ways for life.

It’s a habit we want to develop…remembering past accomplishments when discouragement comes our way.

What today have I done good at and can build forward upon?

Let me think…