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The Words I Speak

Posted: August 5th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: tips for a peaceful divorce | Tags: , | 12 Comments »

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“Three words that became hard to

say: I and love and you”

Love isn’t always the dominant emotion

I feel when dealing with him

Oh I understand anger, even rage

When I find myself resenting him

Loving words are difficult to speak

Yet they also hold some magic

Not enough to preserve our marriage

But enough to save our family

The words I speak do not

Convince him yet they influence me

That underneath it all, love persists

“I love you”

Just say it.

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Melissa at Six Word Fridays asked us to “speak.”  Words are powerful things.  I must choose them wisely.

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12 Comments on “The Words I Speak”

  1. 1 ayala said at 7:29 am on August 5th, 2011:

    Sometimes it’s hard to say the words and other times it’s easy to say them but hard to live by them.
    ayala recently posted..Speak Truth

  2. 2 Adrienne said at 7:57 am on August 5th, 2011:

    Not enough to save our marriage, but enough to save our family. ALONG WITH the notion that the words I speak influence ME. This is such a strong piece. Thanks.
    Adrienne recently posted..New England

  3. 3 Mel Gallant said at 9:20 am on August 5th, 2011:

    Three little words that sometimes can be so hard to say. Not just with a significant other, but between family members too.
    Mel Gallant recently posted..Six Word Fridays: speak

  4. 4 cj Schlottman said at 10:51 am on August 5th, 2011:

    This is a difficult piece to internalize. It’s always tragic when love it not enough, and there ARE times when that is true. You wrote it down so well.

    Namaste……….cj
    cj Schlottman recently posted..South Beach

  5. 5 Molly Monet said at 12:01 pm on August 5th, 2011:

    Thanks, all! I know that everyone has a different take on saying those three words, but I have always found that their utterance serves as a reminder to me of those that I cherish and it also can soften a dynamic that has become brittle. Certainly family members fit that bill, and even friends too. I tell many of my friends that I love them. I want them to know that!

  6. 6 Belinda said at 1:49 pm on August 5th, 2011:

    Ah, a case of the words affecting the speaker, not so much the audience. I get it.

  7. 7 Molly Monet said at 2:15 pm on August 5th, 2011:

    Interesting how that can happen, huh?

  8. 8 Sara said at 10:52 pm on August 5th, 2011:

    It’s amazing how sometimes they are an expression of love and other times an intention

  9. 9 Melissa said at 1:04 am on August 6th, 2011:

    Such powerful words. I think it’s important to speak that truth, even if only to hear ourselves saying it. Though I hope your audience is soon convinced as well!

  10. 10 Michele said at 1:10 pm on August 6th, 2011:

    Funny how that one thing we all strive for in this life can be so difficult. Difficult to find, to keep, to nurture, to lose, to say, to show. Almost seems like we enjoy torture!

    I sense the move has been hard and has brought up the sadness and loss around your divorce. You will triumph and reach the other side again! You’ve got what it takes.

    Blessings.
    Michele recently posted..Summer Fishing

  11. 11 Kelly said at 4:17 pm on August 8th, 2011:

    Love isn’t all we’ve made it out to be, is it? I wish we had more words for that emotion, similar to the many Inuit words for snow.

  12. 12 T said at 6:12 pm on August 8th, 2011:

    I feel your pain Molly…
    T recently posted..Healthy, Fit, Strong and Loved

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