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A young man had just gotten his driver’s permit and inquired of his father, an evangelist, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to the study and said to the boy, “I’ll make a deal with you, son. You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut and we’ll talk about the car.”

Well, the boy thought about that for a moment and decided that he’d best settle for the offer, and they agreed.

After about six weeks the boy came back and again asked his father about the car. Again they went to the study where his father said, “Son, I’ve been real proud of you. You’ve brought your grades up, and I’ve observed that you’ve been studying your Bible and participating a lot more in the Bible study class on Sunday morning. But I’m real disappointed seeing as you haven’t got your hair cut.”

The young man paused a moment and then said, “You know, Dad, I’ve been thinking about that, and I’ve noticed in my studies of the Bible that Sampson had long hair, Moses had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, and there’s even strong argument that Jesus Himself had long hair.”

To which his father replied, “Perhaps, and they WALKED everywhere they went!”

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the Beauty they Possess Inside.”

Everything we say has the potential to either heal or harm. Our words can destruct or construct, be positive or negative.

Most times when we don’t stop to think about what we say, we just speak out the words that first come to mind.

Most of us will have experienced the effects of the negative power of the spoken word. It can color our personal lives and ripple far beyond us to effect everything and everybody.

Below are a list of positive words that you might like to test drive this week with your children. You will probably find you need to write them down and make an effort to use them. So I encourage you to give it a go. Your amazing!!!

1. Amazing
2. Astonishing
3. Brilliant
4. Excellent
5. Extraordinary
6. Fabulous
7. Fantastic
8. Incredible
9. Marvelous
10. Mind-blowing (they will like this one)
11. Out of this world (and this one)
12. Outstanding
13. Remarkable
14. Spectacular
15. Super
16. Superb
17. Terrific
18. Tremendous
19. Unbelievable
20. Wonderful

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~ E E. Cummings

Our immune system reacts to laughter in an opposite way as it reacts to stress. People who like to laugh a lot rarely get sick. The analgesic effect of laughing has been showed in many studies. This is especially available for the relief of chronic pain in lesions, neurological diseases etc. Doctors are of opinion that laughing brings about the secretion of endorphins into blood. More than that, it is known that laughing is a strong muscle-relaxing method, which also relieves pain. ~ (Wikipedia)