It’s been a longish week or two for me, and I find myself swearing sometimes when something won’t work, and particularly when some part of my body—usually my shoulders—is aching terribly.
Swearing represents an activation of some primitive, even childish, aspect of ourselves. It is sort of a magical incantation or perhaps mantra, whose role is to channel and dispel aggression pain and frustration.
But I was looking at my plans just now and working out my strategy to completion and it got me that FINISH also had an effect on me. This word had the opposite effect of swearing. It channeled calm focus and control. It was the opposite of helpless.
So there is an opposite of curse words. Until I come up with something better, I’ll call them bless words.
Finish.