Nasty Word in the Vocabulary

‘Maybe’ is how I wanted to start a sentence earlier this morning even though I knew I’d be scratching out the wavering word when editing. ‘Maybe’ is indecisive. Do I really want to use a word that teeter-totters on yes, no? Ick. Why? A friend suggested to me to use a big gum eraser and rub out certain words out of my vocabulary’s dictionary. For example the word ‘fear.’ “You have nothing to be afraid of,” he said, “replace it with a gentler word like ‘apprehensive’.” I digress. ‘Maybe’ allows us to continue to remain hesitant, uncertain, unsure, undetermined… No action will be taken as long as we continue to vocalize that dirty five letter word and allow it to invade our thoughts. Although, it sure does fit so well in the phrases; “Maybe I should…” “I think maybe if I…” “Maybe I could…”