Actions speak louder

Actions speak louder than words. That鈥檚 always been hard for me because I鈥檓 a very word focused person.聽

I really like words. I feel like words are the most precise way to communicate. If I want to communicate that I want to go for a walk to the shops at 5pm, then the easiest way to do that is just to say it. It would be ridiculous to try and communicate that with actions.

Aren鈥檛 words actions? Why do words not seem to be enough to communicate some things. There鈥檚 situations where words just aren鈥檛 enough for people to believe someone, to connect, or to feel loved.

While words can be precise, they are also very easy. It鈥檚 harder to lie with actions. The reason is obviously that taking action is much more difficult. It requires planning, determination and organisation.

The difficulty for me has always been that words come easily to me. That鈥檚 just how I instinctively express what I鈥檓 feeling and my ideas. I think it鈥檚 still a really important part of communication. Actions on the other hand have historically been an immense difficulty, because I have had to fight against logistical ineptitude.聽

I鈥檝e realised that there are times where actions do speak louder than words. I do plan to聽continue to say how I feel with words, but sometimes I know that I聽need to actually demonstrate those words by doing something.

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