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Weeks ago, I left the above sentence here as a reminder to write out a very intense conversation shared with one of my closest girlfriends   At the time, it was too much   I see now that at the end of hours of emotional tug-of-war and tears, the simplest post is best.  

The lesson is simple   Words and actions can be pungent or fragrant.  Whether we speak the wrong words , speak them the wrong way or they are completely misinterpreted, we own them.  The flip side is those who love us should hear EVERY word through a love filter.

With great love,  my amazing friend shared a tough truth with me. Occasionally, I  say things the wrong way or use harsher words where softer words would be preferred.   It’s important to understand where I could improve in my communication   I welcomed her honesty.

More amazingly, she looked me in my eyes, straight to my heart and said, “the reason it doesn’t offend me when you say the “wrong” thing is because I know your heart.”  

I have spent the past weeks filtering every word spoken to me through the ears of love and awareness.  It is deep, no doubt.  

Father God, thank you for the countless sisters and brothers you have given me who know my heart.  I am ever-so-grateful YOU know my heart, Lord.  Please help me soften the  edges as you see fit to better reflect your Glory.  It is my heart’s desire that others only remember the glimpses of you they see in my life.  I want your love to floor them and your light to help them all seek you.  May reconciliation be part of your plan for those relationships on my life which are fractured.  I love you.