Why I Believe Words Change The World
One thing I’ve been absolutely notorious for, is talking an insane amount.
I’ve done it since I was learning how to say “hey,” and my ABC’s. I talk a freakish amount. So much so, that all I used to get in trouble for as a kid in elementary school would be talking at inappropriate times. If you were within an immediate walking distance from me, best believe you’d find yourself in a conversation. While I say this all in the past-tense, most close to me would argue that I’m still like this. They’re probably right.
Since talking is just taking words and giving them a sound, I’ve always loved to write as well. Mainly when it’s been an optional thing, like writing out a longer birthday card or when I decided to write a persuasive essay on why I deserved a bunny rabbit as a pet. Either way, I freaking love words. I learned this passion in middle school, when I started getting really consistent positive feedback from teachers and family. While I really wasn’t too great, this sparked a fire of motivation within me to spread what I had to say to the world.
Like any normal 13 year old girl, I started posting all my random thoughts to Instagram.
For the record, this didn’t give me any brownie points or street-cred, but it did make me so happy. Being able to aimlessly tell the world what I thought really helped me learn more about myself, and what I actually believed in. Again, some of my friends thought it was ridiculously odd, but I pushed forth. I posted to the same Instagram account for around two or three years, and that’s awhile for a girl as indecisive as I am.
Naturally, I did get bored of doing the same thing over again, but here I am. Good ole’ COVID-19 got me going all over again, but with a new sense of inspiration. Being back to putting all my thoughts onto a screen, it’s given me time to realize what I really love about blogging. Blogging is so eye-opening, it’s unreal. It’s like writing a speech, but with complete, unwavering focus on the words exclusively. Minus having to be yourself and really sell your own unique tone, anyone has the stuff to be a blogger. Only difference comes down to originality and likability.
Blogs are so fun to read because you can either learn or relate to any blogpost you read, all through words. There’s been so many cases where people with these mystery diseases read about other’s going through similar battles, and end up getting diagnosed because they stumbled across the right url. If we all couldn’t communicate through words, I’m sure we’d come up with other ways, but I’m so glad we’ve got the whole language and grammar stuff down to a science. Hearing others insight into specific topics makes me confident in the idea that I potentially understand the world a little better than I would otherwise.
Blogging is essentially the gateway to a whole stretch of butterfly effects — everywhere.
Even more than just blogging, or using the internet, words really do effect the tiniest or largest things. Telling someone exactly what they need to hear to feel reassured can be the difference between whether they’re in your life forever or not. Communicating your daily plans can change whether or not someone becomes a part of your every day. Even just a simple “I love you” can change someone’s wellbeing and thoughts, pulling them towards a more positive mindset. Words are heavier than we ever give them credit for.
If nothing else, the best advice I can offer as a girl who’s been in love with words as long as she could understand them is to think about what you say. Use your ways of communication to create a better world, not destroy the world we’ve already got. Focus on sharing what is important and inspiring to you, and don’t discount your own abilities out of anxiety that you won’t succeed. You probably won’t at first, but you’ll open your laptop, and you’ll try again. Be undeniably you, and put in the dang work. It always pays off.
