July 22, 2026- Defined by our actions

Words are the clothing of thoughts.

~Jonathan Swift

We do the best we can, communicating our thoughts with the words we have at our disposal. Those words we have are filtered through multiple interpretations. Our thoughts become our words. Our words become the listeners' thoughts. A lot can go wrong.

Our actions are harder to misinterpret. We may find our words to be crystal-clear but they rarely are. Our intentions can get buried in our rhetoric. This is why our actions are so important. They are the true symbols of our intentions.

What do we want the world to think of us? We can offer up beautiful ideas wrapped in eloquent prose, and those words will all ring hollow without actions that align with them. We will be seen as dishonest or disingenuous. Maybe we just have trouble converting ideas to words or words to actions? We need to work on that.

At the end of the day, most others will not care what we think or how we feel. It just won’t really impact them. We will be defined by our actions. We will be more clearly defined by our habits. Let’s focus on what we do. Are we giving others a clear vision of our intentions? Are we being honest with others? Are we being honest with ourselves? Don’t just say what the best version of you would do. Do it.