Before the day I
was to only say what is kind, useful, and true, I really did not know what to
expect. I still was trying to comprehend
how these words applied to my communication with others. I do believe I am a kind, useful, and true
person, but I could not see how these adjectives could significantly effect the
matter of which I speak. When my day
started I couldn’t stop thinking about holding myself back from saying
something stupid or unkind. I had to
keep thinking of what I was going to say to someone before I said
anything. It got to the point where I
had to create a filter for myself so I wouldn’t say anything sarcastic or spill
a curse word. This was hard because I usually
say it how it is! I use bad words to
express some of my feelings and thoughts and it was interesting to notice how
unkind these words can be. I know I am
an honest person and sometimes say stupid things before thinking but this
activity allowed me to really recognize this.
It was my really good friends birthday that day and this activity held
me back from using certain words that would emphasize how much I love and miss
her, which I laughed about. This
activity showed me how I need to watch what I say sometimes because some of my
vocabulary can easily be replaced with other words. My roommate and I were laughing because this
funny video from YouTube is called “What did the fox say” so when I was talking
to her about this self reflection activity we were joking that instead of using
the expression “what the ‘f’ word,” we can now say “what the fox!” This was funny and it showed us how negative
words can be replaced by more positive, humorous words. Saying only what is kind, useful, and true
does not sound very difficult but when I started going about my daily routine
and conversations with people, it really made me think. This activity is something very useful at
this age because we are young teenagers who do not always reflect upon what we
say and what it means.
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