A co-worker who's always on the look-out for a new job said about a prospective gig when I asked if he'd travel to DC for it, "I'll break my leg to get there." I quickly responded, "You might not want to say that." Then I told him about a woman I know who talked herself into a stroke. Let's call this woman Mary. Well, one day Mary saw a friend of hers who had lost a good deal of weight due to an illness. Mary says to me, "I wish I could get sick so I can lose weight." To which I responded, "Ms. Mary, you might want to watch your words. You don't have to get sick to lose weight." Within a couple of months, Ms. Mary had a massive stroke. Yes, she lost weight while she recovered. She also lost the full use of both her left hand and foot.
Watch your mouth! Words create, even ones we say in jest.
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