William James said, "Act as if everything you do matters." And African-American writer Veronica Chambers made this statement: "While I try not to take myself too seriously, I take my work seriously. Because I know the power of words, I know the good they can do."
Those of us who are involved in political action on behalf of the poor, and who seek to advance justice through our writing need to take these words to heart. Blogging, letters to the editor, Op-Eds, magazine articles and letters to members of congress can and sometimes do have a strong impact. We never know when a particular communication (or communications in aggregate) might tip the scale of opinion and have a significant effect on the course of events.
Some may denigrate our efforts, but we must not allow the opponents of change to disempower us.
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Rob Neukirch
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Frances Ayers
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Thanks.
I have an idea (that may be a bit out in left field, but I believe that it has some merit none-the-less). And the idea is this: thoughts have a power; when they are conceived they modulate at some particular frequency. Like radio signals, there are strong thoughts with a frequency that empowers them to reach further and do more, and there are weak thoughts whose power has little reach.
Putting our thoughts into words helps to boost their potential power. Think good thoughts, express them with the best words you can, and you just might be amazed at the power of your thoughts and your words.