Invisible Words

Sometimes I contemplate or ponder on all the words left unspoken. Weird I know, but think about it.....aren't there words you sometimes wished you'd said. Maybe to a friend in need, maybe to a family member, maybe to a coworker, maybe to a waiter, a store clerk, a stranger on the street. I think the air is full of words left unsaid. The atmosphere probably is clogged with them. I can just imagine all the letters, words and punctuation marks floating around going nowhere. The pleases, thank you's, complements, criticisms, jokes, fun words, hurtful words, advice.......millions of syllables drifting along waiting to be heard. I imagine that words have colors. Getting weirder huh. But the criticisms are probably black. The hurtful words slate grey....the thank you's are probably a light yellow. The advice words are regal purple. The list goes on and on. Some words are much better left unsaid......we all know that once words leave our mouths.....we can't suck them back in....no matter how badly we want to. Those are the words that are much better left invisible, unheard, not uttered. Sometimes we're in situations where we don't know exactly what to say...wouldn't it be nice to grab an appropriate phrase out of the air and say it? Most probably someone at some time has said the words you need and would love to have on the tip of your tongue....words of encouragement, comfort, wisdom. On other occasions if words are left unsaid in a home, between friends, among a community, then the air can be full and tense and thick. 'You can cut it with a knife' type air. That air can be hard to breath......but better than air filled with black words in bold letters and exclamation points hurling around....words with cutting edges that are stabbing and pricking and cutting and slicing. So.....in all my word weirdness, with all my imaginary words hanging by invisible threads I want to say be very careful about your words. Use them wisely. Build people up.....not down. I, for one, am glad that some of the words I COULD have said I didn't....they remain invisible. But on the other hand, am sorry that sometimes I allowed my oooooooooooooooooo so cutting tongue to hurt or tear down. Let's make today an Invisible Word Day...if your words are not light and uplifting and happy, keep them to yourself. I promise you'll be glad you did!