I’ve been thinking about words lately. I know it’s dorky. . .but I find the power that certain words have to be very interesting.
Take the word should.
I should do the laundry.
I should make the bed.
I should be able to make mine look like hers. (whatever mine and hers is that I’m comparing!)
I should create something today.
I should. . .I should. . .I should. . .
I’m getting so I loathe that word. It has guilt tied to it. It sounds lazy and full of inaction. It lacks the process of actually doing something and turns the whole affair into something that sounds regretful.
I think shall is a much better word!
It has energy and intent. It has a concrete result. Even better – and dorkier – it’s a much prettier word!
Today I shall do something that makes me feel good about myself.
I shall create.
I shall love with all my heart.
I shall make the bed – and feel good about it!
Should or shall? It’s a choice for me this week.
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