Comments on: Disarming our Language – A Lenten Practice https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/#comment-13990 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:13:48 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8838#comment-13990 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

love that quote, Nancy. Let’s be partners in driving out negativity.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/#comment-13989 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:13:09 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8838#comment-13989 In reply to Linda Stoll.

Easter Blessings to you too Linda.

]]> By: Linda Stoll https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/#comment-13986 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:41:38 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8838#comment-13986 I’m with you, Jean. The negativity, the vitriol, the attitude, the nastiness is all so old. So exhausting and discouraging. I am quicker to turn off the TV news. I’m yearning to fill my mind with what is good and lovely, excellent and praiseworthy.

Come quickly, Lord Jesus! We long for your appearing!

Easter week blessings to you, dear one.

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/#comment-13985 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:23:24 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8838#comment-13985 I too get very tired of the spiteful negativity and name-calling so prevalent in the news. Perhaps Erasmus’ wisdom will steer us in the right direction: “A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.” Every time we catch ourselves using language in unhelpful ways, we can replace that thought, those words, with something uplifting and encouraging–even to ourselves. Then perhaps we can train ourselves to bypass the negative and go straight for positive!

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