I Am a Salty Writer and You Can Be One, Too!
5 ways to use the metaphor of salt as a useful literary device when communicating our words.
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” (Colossians 4:6, NIV)
Are you feeling salty? My granddaughter asked me that question the other day when I became verbally frustrated at my inability to convey my thoughts. What? Not sure what she meant, I consulted the Urban Dictionary and discovered it is to be upset over some little thing. That explained it! I was salty!
After that incident, I considered the ways I can use the metaphor of salt in my writing. How can I season my words and conversations? Does my writing uplift and encourage others? Sometimes, without realizing it, my words have cut deep into a person despite my good intentions. It is only after that I regretted what I said and thought about how I could have said it differently.
How can I become cognizant of my speech? Are my words snarky, or are they empowering? How can I practically apply the metaphor of salt to my writing? I believe all my communications should be seasoned with salt. Therefore, I discovered five ways to improve my writing and words using salt.
