Mar 27 2009
Pass It On about Broken Bones
Recently, a little boy at my son’s preschool came in wearing a bright orange cast on one arm. He didn’t look too happy, and neither was his mom. The mother proceeded to inform me, in that upset voice of a mother, about the incident.
The little boy had been playing at a new indoor play place open for kids just a few months ago. It was their first time there, and probably the last. The little boy went down a blown up air slide and came down hitting his bottom and landing on his arm. His arm broke in two places.
We have all broken some bones - physical bones and spiritual bones- at some point in our lives.
When I was in fourth grade I broke my wrist playing on the monkey bars on the school playgrounds. To this day that wrist still aches when the weather changes. That same ache happens in the heart of everyone we’ve ever spoken harshly too, downgraded their abilities to, and forgotten what is was like to be in someone else’s shoes.
We’ve all had bad days. Ask the boy who broke his arm if it felt good when it happened, or if it feels good now as it probably aches unless it’s elevated.
Today, elevate your words. Uplift someone who appears to be having a bad day, and if you are the one having the bad day - remember the ache of having a broken bone. You may find yourself suffering from a broken relationship later without being mindful of the impact our words can have to one another.
When we practice self control, become mindful of the words we speak, we pass healing onto to those who are broken and mend relationships.
How many broken bones do you have? What can you do to start healing them?
