The structure of the language one habitually uses influences the way he perceives his environment ...
Lev Semenovich Vygotsky
Spotted this on the Vygotsky site. It reminded me of passages from 'Awaken the Giant within' by Anthony Robins, where he encourages you to change your life by modifying your language for describing things.
For example using excited instead of nervous, or I'm a tad fed up rather than I've had enough.
My thanks to Graham for helping me to remember that there are alternatives to my current environment. Alter or take another path...
Posted by Paul Goodison at July 30, 2003 11:45 PM | TrackBack