You're living your language

nospam@example.com (Jennifer Liston) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:45:41 +0000

One of my favourite bloggers is Steve Pavlina.

This articulate, wise man is a prolific writer about personal development. His website (www.stevepavlina.com) is a veritable treasure trove of informative articles loaded with astute insights.

Before you start to grimace at the 'self help' smell, bear with me.

Steve's blog tagline (and the name of his new book) is 'personal development for smart people'. His articles cover the gamut, ranging from self acceptance, discovering your life purpose, living congruently, and time management to abundance, oneness, and spirituality – with meticulously documented polyphasic sleep and raw food diet experiments thrown in for good measure.

He has a lovely way with words. Reading his posts, you really feel like he's sitting down having a conversation with you.

One of my favourite quotes of his offers a wonderful example of the power of language in action.

Is your life safe?

The word 'safe' is both an adjective and a noun.

As an adjective it means 'being free from danger'.

As a noun it's 'an enclosed storage container with a lock on it'.

If you're living the adjective, you're living the noun.

So, mind your language!

Wordsworx - Steve Pavlina

You're living your language