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The power of words to hurt and the power of words to heal are both great. When we chose to hurt someone, we chose to destroy their sense of self. When we chose to heal someone, we chose to restore their sense of self. We choose both these actions everyday, without even knowing it.
Think about all the times you chose to hurt someone else with your words. Think about all the times you chose to heal someone else with your words. The healing properties of words are hidden in the same word or phrase that can easily destroy them.
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