Want to play Five Minute Friday? It’s easy peasy!
1. Write for 5 minutes flat on the prompt- no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Meet & encourage someone who linked up before you.
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All day, every day, I am a messenger in some way or another. It's my job, for a start - I'm a copywriter, so I get paid to deliver a message. Professionally, I am always thinking of my target audience and of how my words will come across to them. Personally, it is no different. Today I had to tell my son that his class will be merged with another class next year, with a class containing the girl who has been bullying him this year and making his life a total misery. That was a hard moment to be a messenger. I managed to give it a positive twist and he wasn't too upset in the end, which made me think about how important the delivery of the message is.
Delivering a positive, exciting message can be great fun. When we told my mum I was pregnant with our third child, I was almost jumping up and down with excitement and couldn't wait to get the words out. Telling her about my dad's stroke two years earlier was a whole different kettle of fish.
Words can build a person up but words can also hurt and destroy. Choosing your words carefully is a really great use of your time and something you will never regret.
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