Words That Shape Us

Have you ever heard of Dr. Masaru Emoto?   

He is the Japanese researcher that did experiments showing that water responds to human consciousness—specifically, to words, thoughts, music, and intention. 

By freezing the water and photographing the resulting crystals, he observed that: 

• Positive words (like “love” and “gratitude”) formed beautiful, symmetrical crystals 

• Negative words (like “hate” or “fool”) produced distorted, chaotic patterns 

• Water exposed to prayers, music, or kind attention shifted toward harmony and order 

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Dr Emoto’s resulting theory was that the human body is mostly water, so our thoughts and emotions could potentially affect our health and well-being. 

Hmmmm … well, doesn’t that give you a moment to ponder :)   

And if you are not pondering right now… I think maybe you should be!  Put a finger to your chin and look up while appearing deep in thought. 

Since then, I have read about other experiments where there were 3 identical control groups but one group had results that were unexplainably skewed.  After investigation, it was discovered that the only thing different was that some form of unintentional human interaction (like kind words or touch) were involved.  And you guessed it!  The group of animals or plants that responded with better results were the ones that had received the kindness or loving touch! 

Pause and ponder that a little more… water, animals, plants … why wouldn’t it make absolute sense that ‘we’ would be affected in the exact same way! 

I would like to suggest that words, thoughts and intention not only have an affect on humans but more like a seriously ‘profound’ influence on our mental, emotional and physical well being as well as our environment. 

I have experienced an environment filled with toxic people and behaviours and have personal experience on how that environment, and my own negative thoughts and words, presented with disease in my body.   

Some pretty big health issues came up for me … twice… before I finally clued in that I was part of the problem.  And when I say part of the problem… I mean practically the whole problem! 

“I” stayed in an environment, even when I knew it wasn’t healthy for me anymore. 

“I”, alone, was responsible for my own negative thoughts and words. 

“I” had the power to change my situation. 

So, “I” turned my full-time job into believing in myself and the start of that fateful change was because of reading about Dr Emoto’s water experiment.  Although it was several years ago, I distinctly remember how something shifted in my consciousness that day.  And the timing of me receiving this information could be called nothing less than divine intervention.   

It hasn’t been easy to flip the script and at times I still have to consciously remember to reach for those positive words and behaviours, especially when negative things happen around me.   

There is a lot of stress and hate in our world at the moment, so the timing of this reminder to be kind to others, and more importantly to ourselves, may come at just the right moment for some. 

We don’t always realize how powerful we are. 

Not in a flashy, superhero kind of way… but in the small, quiet, everyday moments where we choose kindness over criticism, compassion over judgment, or gentleness over harshness. Those choices ripple out. They affect us. They affect others. They change the energy in a room. And if Dr. Emoto’s work has any truth to it (and my personal experience says it absolutely does), then they also affect us right down to the cellular level. 

So, if you're feeling stuck or heavy or out of sorts. 

If your body is whispering (or maybe shouting) that something needs to change… 

Start with your words. 

Start with your thoughts. 

Start with the way you speak to yourself in the quiet moments when no one else is listening. 

Say something kind. 

Say something loving. 

Even if you don't believe it yet—say it anyway. 

Because just like water, you are listening. And you are shifting. 

So go ahead… Tell your cells thank you. 

Tell your heart you're proud of it. 

Tell your body you're sorry for the times you didn’t listen. 

And then tell it you’re here now, and you’re ready to change. 

Also… it’s important to drink your water every day but don’t forget to talk nicely to it first!💧 

Much love,