What Word Mean To Me

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If you had the opportunity to “kill” a word, what word would you choose? Fake? Average? Ugly? I would choose a very common word, one that you probably already said today, that word is “can’t.” You may wonder, “what did that little word ever do to you?” Well, for me, the word has limited what I believe I can do and, similarity, has also allowed others to try to limit me.
If you had the opportunity to “kill” a word, what word would you choose? Fake? Average? Ugly? I would choose a very common word, one that you probably already said today, that word is “can’t.” You may wonder, “what did that little word ever do to you?” Well, for me, the word has restricts what I believe I can do and, similarity, has also allowed others to try to limit me.
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At cheer, when I try a new skill I use the excuse, “I can’t do it.” The first few times I won’t do it and, soon enough, I get into the habit of just not doing it. When I use this excuse, I’m not sure if I can, but I won’t know if I don’t try. Now, when I’m about to do something that makes me second guess, I think about Arnold Bennett, “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” Another way this word shouldn’t be used is because it is, no doubt, an excuse in order to get out of things that I’m too lazy to try or don’t want to

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