While walking this morning I was thinking about the power that words have. And how I have never been able to use my powers for good.<\/p>\n
The first time I noticed the power of words was when I pulled a tornado out of the clear blue sky.<\/p>\n
We were driving through Kansas, the first visit for me. Coming from hilly West (by God) Virginia, I was amazed by the expanse of sky and the horizon that seemed to go on forever. <\/p>\n
My comment was something like, “I can’t believe how much sky there is! Thunderstorms must be incredible out here!”<\/p>\n
The sky immediately darkened, and within a short time the first drops of rain were falling. We turned on the radio only to hear a tornado warning. <\/p>\n
Usually, though, what usually happens is I’ll say something like, “wouldn’t it really suck if such and such a bad thing happened?” At which point said bad thing immediately occurs.<\/p>\n
I think I inherited this power from my mother. I have a clear memory of pulling up in front of my aunt’s house, and my mom telling my father, “be careful! You’re going to hit the curb and we’ll get a flat!” I don’t have to tell you what immediately happened, do I? The strange part, however, is that I can not ever remember my dad hitting the curb when parking. Ever. It was as if her words drew the car towards the curb and flattened the tire.<\/p>\n
So I’m careful now with what I say. Often I’ll start a sentence and then slap my hand over my mouth to keep the words from escaping.<\/p>\n
But I still try to use my powers for good. Hoping that one day it’ll take.<\/p>\n
Wouldn’t it be great if I found a million dollars?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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