From a post by Marc Middleton, relating to the show Inside the Actors Studio … “Lately I've been thinking a lot about the first question the host asks: "What is your favorite word?" I've been thinking about it because I believe it should be a word that actually informs your daily behavior and not just something that is fun to say or pleases the ear. Why have a favorite word that doesn't do some heavy lifting?
Your favorite word doesn't have to make frequent appearances in your daily vocabulary. I almost never say mine. It's not clever, funny or alliterative. But it is powerful. I truly believe it's an important key to enjoying life, self-improvement, success and even controlling the passage of time. How's that for heavy lifting?
What a neat concept, so simple and yet so powerful. But only if we think hard and get to our core purpose and meaning, what we can bring to the world using the power of “our” word. I will think about that today, and hopefully find the word that can propel me.
Think too about the other meaning of “your favorite word” … that is, the Word that you focus on in your daily life. We may have many Bible passages that we enjoy, but what if we had to choose just one? What would yours be? That too I will think on today.
By the way … Marc’s favorite word is mindful.
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