Language is powerful.  Powerful beyond a means of communication or self-expression.  It’s language and words that allow us to articulate what we are feeling, thinking,  and ultimately provide the means with which we define ourselves.
I’m fortunate to be comfortable in three languages.  While the extent to which I use each one of those languages is dictated by my immediate environment (who is around and what they speak) and  circumstances (whisper in a second language to co-gossipers) and mood (I swear much better in English),  I often find that I unconsciously …