What WORDS Can Do.

By Beth SlabodaInspired by the Special Words

of Mary Anne Radmacher

sticks and stones…

…will break your bones

but WORDS…

…can never hurt you.

right?

maybe…

but, can WORDS actually HELP you…?

see what these WORDS can do for

you…

“live with intention.”

desire

hope

find purpose for NOW

“walk to the edge.”

step away from your world

take the plunge

“listen hard.”

listen as a child would

listen

don’t just listen…

HEAR

push yourself to the edge

meditate on…whatever

“play with abandon.”

let yourself go

“laugh.”

Let it OUT!

find humor in EVERY

moment

“choose with no regret.”

risk it all

go forward

“continue to learn.”

open your mind

appreciate others and what they

teach you

“appreciate your friends.”

they let you be YOU

they are your foundation

“do what you love.”

don’t settle for less

be proud of yourself

“live…”

“…as if this is all there is.”

because in the end…

…it is

Thank You!“quotes” from works by

Mary Anne Radmacherpictures from:

man screaming http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/really-bad-words-in-the-news/

man shrugging http://www.andybudd.com/presentations/dcontruct05/

Martin Luther King Jr.

http://paskewich.typepad.com/paskewichcom/2007/01/i_have_a_dream_.html

Ghandi http://mason.gmu.edu/~ktrotman/

Mother Theresa http://dailydocket.blogspot.com/2007/09/mother-theresa-closet-atheist.html?showComment=1188968760000

man on cliff http://scribble.scran.ac.uk/kateo/files/13

more pictures from:diver http://diving.about.com/od/dives/ss/201C_8.htm

children listening http://www.kindermusikwithsusie.co.uk/ourtime.htm

Michael Phelps http://offthelip.org/index.php?paged=2

woman doing yoga http://www.waylandwellness.com/movement.html

woman dancing http://www.russianatlanta.net/concerts/events/Georgia-Ballet.asp

Calvin and Hobbes http://walluski.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

red path http://erlc.com/article/american-moral-values-narrowed-or-prioritized

boy asleep on books

http://links999.net/utopia/education.html

children learning http://links999.net/utopia/education.html

tutor with child http://www.principaltutoring.com/

woman jumping http://jumpinginartmuseums.blogspot.com/2008/03/richard-anuszkiwicz-jumping-because.html

all other pictures from my own collection