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I'm going to try to go a few weeks without using cuss words on the discussion boards I'm on. I need to feel I live more righteous and holy.

B.H. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:53 am I'm going to try to go a few weeks without using cuss words on the discussion boards I'm on. I need to feel I live more righteous and holy.

People who cuss are more intelligent.

Looks like there's a line, BH, based on context. I guess it can actually be helpful or cathartic after a physical or emotional injury, but becomes harmful when used abusively or to harass because it becomes a substitute for physical aggession. So, don't be TOO damn hard on yourself.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201205/will-swearing-harm-your-child
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/dont-watch-your-mouth-swearing-can-actually-be-good-for-your-health

Ivy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:22 pm

B.H. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:53 am I'm going to try to go a few weeks without using cuss words on the discussion boards I'm on. I need to feel I live more righteous and holy.

People who cuss are more intelligent.

Yes, and as you know I'm one of the smartest people on the internets.

SolaDude wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:39 pm Looks like there's a line, BH, based on context. I guess it can actually be helpful or cathartic after a physical or emotional injury, but becomes harmful when used abusively or to harass because it becomes a substitute for physical aggession. So, don't be TOO damn hard on yourself.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201205/will-swearing-harm-your-child
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/dont-watch-your-mouth-swearing-can-actually-be-good-for-your-health

Dont worry I'll still cuss plenty when by myself.

Good luck, BH - and for what it may be worth - the Biblical basis for 'don't curse' comes from a time when words had reality and weight, and a blessing was 'real' and so was a 'curse'.

Cursing isn't/wasn't 'using bad words'. Cursing was sincerely, and positively speaking an 'ill wish' on someone - invoking the real power to cause destruction, death or disaster on another.

This is why, when Jacob deceived his father Isaac, and got the blessing meant for Esau, his father could not - LITERALLY could not - give the blessing over again for Esau, even though it had been intended for him. Instead, Isaac had to cobble together a DIFFERENT blessing, because the original one had already been delivered to Jacob.

Blessings weren't 'good thought' either. They were REAL CONCRETE things - and you couldn't just repeat one to someone else.

From a culture where words are literally THINGS (the word for 'word' in Hebrew is the same word as the word for 'thing'), words are TRULY meaningful and never, ever, ever lightweight.

Agricola,

I knew all of that. BUT......because your heart was in the right place I'm going to call you down a blessing.

Ready...

Set....

Go .

Agricola, may you be blessed on these ex church of. Christ boards by me that I give you no headaches for at least a season.

There.

What about me, BH? Sister Ivy wants a blessing.

I try not to cuss very much, as I think it is usually not necessary. I never cussed at all until junior high, when I fell in with a rough crowd of little junior high girls. They made fun of me for not cussing, and taught me to say the "s" word among others. They also taught me some other bad behaviors, like wearing short shorts, and dancing to music like the Monkees.

It was a slippery slope from there.

All of that said, I do think words carry weight. For example, I try to avoid negative speaking about important issues, to avoid putting those ideas out into the Universe. The spoken word can manifest into reality, so be careful with it.

Thank you BH. I did you the honor of assuming that many other people would read anything you wrote, and therefore would see my post, too, and maybe learn something from it.

Also thank you for the blessing. We can all use those.

May you be at peace in all your going out and returning home, at peace at home and away.

Ivy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:47 am What about me, BH? Sister Ivy wants a blessing.

I try not to cuss very much, as I think it is usually not necessary. I never cussed at all until junior high, when I fell in with a rough crowd of little junior high girls. They made fun of me for not cussing, and taught me to say the "s" word among others. They also taught me some other bad behaviors, like wearing short shorts, and dancing to music like the Monkees.

It was a slippery slope from there.

All of that said, I do think words carry weight. For example, I try to avoid negative speaking about important issues, to avoid putting those ideas out into the Universe. The spoken word can manifest into reality, so be careful with it.

BH says " Ivy, I bless you by being your friend and not doing anything to make you yell at me".