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Acknowledgments

Thank you to the following people who have contributed directly to the creation of this book:Gavriella Aber,Y.Appel,Shimon Apisdorf,Sara Averick,Michelle Chandler,Bob Citron,Cynthia Citron,Kirk Citron,Rick Citron,Donna Cohen,Robert &Judy Feld,Erica Goldman,Mimi Jankovitz,Elizabeth Kraft,Shirley Lebovics,Nancy Leeser,David Lieberman,Liora Lurie,Jennifer Lazso Mizrachi,Zelig Pliskin,Eva Rich,Harvey Rich,Dena Samuels,Nachum Sauer,Robin Shoen,Devorah Miriam Tarkieltaub,Florence Taylor,R.N.Weinberg,and many others too numerous to mention.

Thank you also to all the people of vision who have made not only this book but the entire Words Can Heal campaign possible. A special thanks to David Suissa of Suissa Miller Advertising.

About the Authors

Hilary Rich is the author of several books including The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Perfect Marriage . She has lectured extensively and has appeared on many national media shows.

Irwin Katsof is the author of How To Get Your Prayers Answered and,with Larry King,Powerful Prayers. He is the executive director of the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah.

Chaim Feld has been lecturing on the topic of ethical speech for seventeen years. He and Irwin Katsof are co-directors of the national Words Can Heal.org campaign.

Foreword

The authors of this book strike me as doers, out to change the world – to make it truly a kinder, gentler place by educating toward core values. This book, part of the nationwide Words Can Heal initiative, is an amazing project. I am honored to be associated with it.

As an author, I am acutely sensitive to the power of words. I believe the ability to communicate in spoken and written form is a gift from on high. Our job is to take advantage of the gift and not abuse the privilege.

When working on the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, I am often struck by the positive power of a good word spoken at just the right time. Encouragement, inspiration, and support to turn one's life around, to try harder, or to achieve the next goal might come from a family member, clergy person, or teacher; it could also come from a business colleague or classmate, even a stranger. By thinking and speaking well of others, each of us becomes the catalyst for feeling good about ourselves, fostering joy in someone else, and promoting amazing achievements in our society.

Unfortunately, the opposite is also true – accentuate the negative about others, tell them something negative to their face,or gossip about them, and you've got yourself one destructive, hurtful, mean, unhappy formula. Spread a bad word – even if it ’s true – and you demean and diminish individuals and communities.

That's why this book has such tremendous potential: It offers a how-to guide for watching our mouths and our ears.It's certainly a challenge. The authors emphasize that we've got to take it one day at a time. Once we all learn the value of ethical speech and practice it, the prize will be improved relationships – in our personal lives and throughout our country.

Jack Canfield
Author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

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