The prompt this week is 'distortion'. Language can be easily 'distorted'. And wreck my life! Or encourage my life! If I say 'I am a failure', that makes me feel not so great. And is a distorted(partial) view of me and 'reality'.
If I say 'I failed at cooking this chicken' or ' I failed at making this work of art',
my mind is more open, relaxed, I can expand on that.
'Oh I experimented, I took a risk, I made an effort, I had courage, I learned something about myself and chicken, I have a story to tell'.
Beautiful, helpful to me today!
ReplyDeleteI thought I wrote something about this post on Monday. Well - obviously not. I loved it. I loved that you wrote that language can be easily distorted. And I loved the examples that you use. This is so perceptive and has stayed with me all week.
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