Words have the power to release pent-up emotions as well as to define them in rational and meaningful terms.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Language allows people to express buried feelings and also gives them structure and logic.
- In plain terms
- Words help you show and understand your feelings.
- What can you take from it?
- Use speaking or writing to process emotions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What emotion do you struggle to name?
Another view
Some feelings are hard to put into words.
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