Word Choice

The flowering moments of the mind drop half their petals in our speech.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Good diction is to self-expression as good posture is to the body.

Posture is the position or bearing of the body. The person that has good (correct) posture always has the look of elegance and confidence – and others take notice.

Many times I have noticed someone and thought how attractive, only to see the beauty fade as the person slouches and slumps against a wall or into a chair. The same fading of beauty takes place in our speech.

Diction is the choice of words especially with the regard to correctness, clearness or effectiveness. Each time we speak we are expressing our thoughts and ideas. The words we choose can cause our light to intensify or to fade – and others take notice.

Jesus Christ instructed us to let our light shine. Let us start by carefully choosing our words.