I do not do this alone. I look for, and get, inspiration from many places.

I feel like there has been a change in the last few years. Perhaps it is that I see more “relevant” things now, or hopefully attitudes are starting to change a little.

I have been increasingly careful about the language I use over the last few years, and now am noticing that others are doing the same. I do find it funny when people who, two years ago, told me that I was taking “this whole thing a bit too far” now turn around to me and tell me how important the words we use are.

Much of my inspiration is boiled down into images. Motivational sayings. How To flow charts. This one came to me today.

For a moment think about the words that were used in the formation of your identity, and how hard it is to change the impact they had.

Now think about the words you use with others. Think about whether you want that person in your life to carry those words around with them forever, as one of the building blocks of their identity.