"Do as I say and NOT as I do"

"Do as I say and NOT as I do"... its a familiar saying. I think everyone has heard it before and might have even said it! At least once. Its scary to think that this statement has some vocal force winds behind it to where people repeat it over-and-over through generations. I remember my Mom saying it and now I am!  Until now...

I remember the first time I heard my mom say to me "Do as I say, not as I do", because it took me a almost five minutes to figure out what she was talking about. Now a DaddyYO, here I am listening to another mother in the store say it to her kid just one day after I said it to LittleYo.

When did WORDS lose the power of intent? Over the generations words have slowly evolved into just words;  a vocal backtrack to human speech with no meaning. Maybe that's why I dont trust anything anyone says!  Parents (myself included) don't even realize what they are saying and teaching their kids because so much is said to them without any thought.  After all, this is how everyone learns, not just kids.  I feel as if the power of speech is becoming a lost art.

"For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech,
To stir men's blood: I only speak right on... "

(Julius Caesar - Mark Anthony Speech)

Actions may speak louder than words, but words will always hold more meaning. I'm going to be more conscious of what I say not just to CookieYO and LittleYO, but to everyone in my life. I recognize and come to terms in my "old" age, no matter how hard I try and deny, we are all living by a script and follow a daily routine. Try not to get caught up in it. Stop and think before you speak!

I finally get it Dad!

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