Building or Breaking?

This year I am trying to notice everything that comes out of my mouth. The Bible says what comes out of the mouth is in the heart. Especially in life coaching or songwriting coaching, I must be careful how I challenge my clients to face those fears they do not want to face. Sometimes they don't even see they are walking in fear or that they are even struggling with a problem.

I can build my friends, family or clients or I can break them down by what I say to them. It's a fine line. I was thinking about this and realized we are always building or breaking in everything we do. When you talk to your friends and you want to challenge, do you break them down or do you build them in the process of challenging their behavior? It all comes from the carefully chosen words...or not.

The Secret Ingredient...isYOU!

The television advertisements are everywhere. Apparently, Michelle Obama, The First Lady, is going to reveal a secret ingredient for tonight's "Iron Chef." The ads are around the clock. The background music builds and you would think that The President is about to reveal a "for eyes only" national secret. . The  "SECRET" ingredient is tied to Michelle Obama. I find out that the secret ingredient is the White House garden. It was all just laughable, then I got to thinking about that phrase, "a secret ingredient."

We all have the secret ingredient. We just don't think about it most of the time. The secret ingredient is...You. You are your own secret ingredient. We forget that fact. The most important characteristic we have is the fire that is within us all. God gave that to us, each and every one. We just have to listen to our hearts and we will find out exactly what is our "secret ingredient."