1. If U don’t want to be ill … Speak

2. After we Learn to Speak
* Its a joy to see a
child grow ... When it
turns over, crawls,
holds on to something
and stand..
•As parents we want
the child to reach its
mile stones quickly.
• When the child says
those first Words ...
Mama ... Dada
• After it begins to
speak we often ask it
to stop talking

3. As adults we speak about
...
Shoes
Cars
Our
Children
Weather
Career
Often we DO NOT Speak things
that matter ...

4. Speak Out
Speak out your
Emotions ... Feelings
• We release emotions
that are usually positive
making things look
good
• We talk about our joys
n achievements, desires
n dreams ... Many times
the mundane things
• We rarely speak about
our inner hurts ...
Things that weigh us
down.
Speak your heart to someone who cares

5. Speak Out Speak out your
Emotions … Feelings
Emotions - feelings that
are hidden are harmful
to health.
Repressed emotions
lead to illness like …
ulcer, pains & spinal
problems

6. Speech is a Powerful
Remedy
• If you DON’T
Speak -- In
time, repression
of feelings
degenerates to
cancer.
• Dialogue …
Speech … the
Word is an
excellent
therapy

7. Speech is a Powerful
Remedy
Repressed feelings –
emotions have two major
reactions –
• Illness and outburst.
• A person who bottles his
feelings when released it is
damaging.
• Anger, hatred, bitterness ...
Flows uncontrolled in all
directions.
• Sometimes this release
seeks physical hurt ... Acts of
crimes are committed.
• Example - In Indian army
we read quite regularly about
soldiers shooting their
commander.

8. Season for
Everything …
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep
silence,
And a time to
speak;
ECC.3:7
So Speak when
Necessary.

9. Take TIME to Speak
* Speak to God
• Speak to your Friend(s)
• Speak to your pet
• Speak to Plants / Trees
• Write your feelings / emotions in a
journal – speak aloud

10. Take TIME to
Speak
• Talk to God ... He is
always available.
• He is a good listener
• Tell Him what happened –
that you are upset
• Tell Him how you feel
• Tell Him the things you
imagine doing in return ...
Talk to Him anything you
want.
• Prayer is talking to God
as to a Friend.

11. Psalmist Experience in
Prayer
• I pour out my complaint before Him;
Ps. 142 : 2
“I pour out my
complaint
before Him; I
declare before
Him my
trouble.”
“He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry
came before Him, even to His ears.” Ps. 18 : 6

12. Take TIME to Speak
•Talk to your friend
– someone who cares –
someone whom you
trust
• Sometimes you feel
worse after talking to
your friend coz the
news got around – your
friend has another close
friend.
• Talk to a friend who is
not in your city / town
to avoid your personal
matters being
published.
•
Chat over the net with someone you don’t know much

13. Take TIME to Speak
•Have a Pet
• Speak to
them
• They
understand
you
• You can trust
your pets.
• They (dogs n
cats) can offer
warmth &
caring that a
child, lover or
close friend can
offer
Doctors see Fewer Pet Owners.

14. Pets & Human Mental
Health
Pets can help people
• Out of depression
• Can reduce anxiety
• Can rekindle an
individuals will to live
• Can provide real
companionship
• Most of the studies
on depression and
anxiety is done with
dogs
• Dogs are virtually
identical, emotionally
to humans.
• Those who have
pets live longer

15. Take TIME to Speak
Hug a Tree … Save the Tree and
your Tears
• Gardeners have
noticed that
when plants are
watered they
lean towards
humans
• They touch the
caretakers
• Talk,
Laugh, Cry to
a Tree they can
nest your
sorrows and give
wings to your
desires.

16. Uncle’s Papaya
tree
• We lived in an campus – 62
houses in it
• In each of our garden there were
fruit trees and flower beds.
• But my uncle who lived on
campus claimed that his papaya
tree bears the biggest and
sweetest fruits.
• To me that’s NOT possible – all
gardens had a papaya tree from
the same seedbed.
• When I ate the fruit from his
garden it was better than those
from our garden.
• What was the secret – He spoke
to the trees & flowers beds as he
watered them.

17. Take TIME to Speak
• Go out of the house
/office
• Find a calm place – a
place that brings fond
memories
• Avoid a new place to
reduce anxiety and for
safety.
• Write your thoughts –
feelings
• You could use a
notebook, laptop, mobile
phone, etc.
• As you write speak out
your thoughts – feelings
aloud.
• This is how most
autobiographies are
written.
•
As you write speak aloud. As you leave -
Leave behind your problem. Nature has
better mechanism to cope with problems.

18. Jesus says
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Math. 11 : 28
Come to Jesus NOW.