This Week's Mindful Morsel 🍪 | October 22, 2025 — weave your words gently

Happy (hopefully) slow Wednesday 💜

This past week I caught a glimpse of something somewhere that was discussing the harshness of the language we use to talk about success. I forget where I saw it, and it was just a snippet, but it clung to me like sticky jam.

It specifically mentioned how the words we use are pretty violent (killing, dominating, etc), and I thought about all the ways we whip ourselves with words daily: should, have to, must, can’t. What terrible verbal vitamins. 

We could really use some mindset and intention shifts — some cleansing of diction that harms. I know this is especially difficult when we’re surrounded by media and people and bosses and systems that use the language that promotes us “killing ourselves” to be successful and worthy. And the truth is that we can’t change all those things in one day or with one powerful and well-crafted statement.

But it is possible for us to notice the language we’re using internally and within our own spheres of reach. Those are things we can directly affect and shift. 

I can’t tell you exactly what I want my life to look like in 10 years, but I can tell you that I want a soft life filled with love that gives me smile lines and space to breathe deeply as I take in all the minuscule wonders around me. I want to notice things and live them and give hugs freely and feel rooted in both possibility and groundedness. And none of that description vibes with harsh must-dominate energies. 

I want to use my words to weave spells that lift me and sprinkle kindness outward. I want to acknowledge the strength and fragility of my being in ways that build rather than tear down. So I’m using this moment as a reminder to infuse intention into my speech and writing, and I hope by sharing, you’re inspired to do the same.

With heart-forward energy,