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Welcome back to Rooted&Real. Remember, you can find all the episodes on the

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But, meanwhile, I will appreciate your comment. Please remember to follow and

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subscribe to the Rooted&Real channels for Lynda (Rooted&Real). Okay, so today we've been

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talking about if I knew then what I know now, would it have made things

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different? Would it have made things better? Today, we'll talk about the tongue.

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Hmm! Oh, THE TONGUE! Oh dear. Honestly, if you knew then what you know now, what would you

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have said more? Or said less? Or just not said at all? The tongue is a powerful

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tool. It has no bones, eh? But it is strong enough to break hearts. Never, ever, trust

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your tongue, especially when you're bitter or angry. Hush! Hush until you heal. The

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words spoken, those words once spoken, they don't come back. You may have cursed

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your spouse, your rebellious child, your friend, your sibling. Words like, "You will

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never amount to anything!" - "You will suffer!" - "I hate you!" Honestly, if they're still on

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this earth, go apologize. You don't know what that did to their self-esteem, to

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their hearts. But there's another side to it: "You are worthy..." - "You are loved..." - "This

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too shall pass..." - "I'm praying for you..." - "I'm here if you need me..." These are the words

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that can build up someone and create bonds that last. I have wronged a lot of

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people with my tongue. And I'm doing damage control with those who are still

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around. For those who've passed, all I can do is ask God to forgive me. So if I

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knew then what I know now, I would be more sensitive with what I say. And I

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would never hold back kind words, especially to the people who matter most

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to me. Thank you! Thank you so much for listening...