Most of us assume that every time we speak,

the words coming out of our mouths are merely sound bites of our most recent thoughts.

This lack of care, however, can allow us to speak based from feeling rather than thinking through what we want to say.

We forget the power of our words.

Joel Osteen put this in perspective when he said, “Be careful what you say.

You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later,

the wounds are still there.”

So much good can be done if we watch our words and keep them toward kindness.

As Mother Teresa stated, “Kind words can be short and easy to speak,

but their echoes are truly endless.” I’m Mac Hammond, and this is the Winner’s Minute.