Sticks and stones can break my bones, but ....

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but they shall heal and mend eventually; however MEAN and HATEFUL words hurt forever. They leave a lasting affect on the psyche(heart,soul, and spirit) of a person and leaves a bruised heart that takes longer to mend than a broken bone....in some cases depending on the circumstances, some people never fully heal and mend depending on the nature of the abused. You can compliment someone  all the time,but when you hear an unkind word, that unkind word reverberates forever in our minds and all those compliments once said and heard have been diminished by the unkind words spoken. As I always tell my daughter, "Think before you speak and think before you act for once it is said and done you can't undo either. What is done is done". Words can either lift you up or tear you down..........so please choose your words wisely. <3 br="">