Again, please, with conviction

I don’t make resolutions for the New Year, although at this time of year I sometimes feel the pull of a possible fresh start in some area, or the need to do something better than I have been doing it. One thing I know I can do better is to speak with conviction and precision, always. I often hear, in personal conversation and in the spoken media of all persuasions, people using “kind of” and “sort of” to modify the verb in their sentence. And I know if I notice this in others and it bothers me, I must also be doing it. So I offer some inspiration from teacher and spoken word poet, Taylor Mali. I hope you enjoy this video titled “Typography”, which is an adaptation of one of his poems. I think we all have many opportunities each day to contribute to the conversation and to nurture valuable relationships. Whatever it is, let’s say it as if we mean it.