when you talk as much as i do, you say a ton of crap you shouldn't say.
in the 52 years i've walked this earth, i've said some heinous things to people i love.  on purpose.  because i was mad. or right. or even because i was the mom.  or the wife.

and i've also said lots of things that aren't really bad or wrong, per se , but offended the hearer.  because i was thoughtless. quick to speak. getting my $.02 in.  being funny. sarcastic. maybe not WHAT i said but HOW i said it.  dang, i suck at that. 

then there is the volumes of useless words that pour out of my mouth.  words that aren't wrong but have no value whatsoever.  like zero.  just blabberyness.  talking just to hear myself talk.

like a strom thurmond filibuster.

the thing about talking is that it's REALLY HARD TO LISTEN  at the same time. 
a goal of this month of blogging about words is to speak less and listen more.

how do you do with that?

'...be quick to listen and slow to speak..'