We all know or have known people in our lives that just talk. Maybe they're a smooth talker and they happen to know exactly what to say in every moment. Or maybe they just talk to impress and there's no real substance or followed up action behind their words. We can't stand people like this. But I've been one of them. I haven't intentionally been a smooth talker, but I haven't been chaste with my words.

Chastity. Ugh gross, our culture hates that word. College kids my age hate that word. People relate it to being prude. But I find beauty in the word. I've made a consistent conscious effort to remain chaste till marriage, to pursue chaste actions and thoughts - because that's what I believe keeps me strong willed and happy amongst other things. However, I never took it upon myself to be verbally chaste. To be honest, I'd never even know verbal chastity was a thing about it until a week ago.

I had been texting a friend about a situation I got myself into by carelessly throwing words around. And she mentioned the importance of verbal chastity. The issue wasn't that the words I was saying weren't genuine. The issue was that they were words with depth to them, that I used lightly. And in the process, I hurt someone. So in fairness, verbal chastity is just like physical chastity. Because of the depth certain actions have, you refrain from them until you are certain and until it is right.

So in an effort to continue to embody light, virtue, grace, and wisdom - I focus on chastity in all it's aspects. Emotional, verbal, and physical. Because love and life aren't to be taken lightly. They're two things everyone has in common - the desire to love and be loved within their lifetime.