Journey & Discover With Me: A Path to a Voice
The answer? Probably more questions—but they’ll be good ones.
How can I express my voice, project intention, and connect through vulnerability for growth?
What is your voice? I don't mean what is the thing you speak with, instead, how do you project of your intention into the world. I have spent nearly my whole life in a state of bowing to the considerations of others, and I think I am coming to a realisation that it is because I believe the following statement to some degree: "My voice is not important".
By doing Byron Katie's "Work" I get myself into a place where I ask myself "who or what would I be without this thought" and truly I am stumped. What does a world look like where my voice matters? Who would listen? What does it feel like to put your voice out, not without fear of retribution but instead with a kindness and love with the hope of changing a life? I find myself often sitting with these cascades of questions thinking to myself, what am I trying to say behind it all? What is my voice trying to say?
Be brave. Although people will not like your voice, there will be those for whom it will save their life, and even more still whom will feel an honest connection to it and you. In truth I am a person who finds it hard to connect with people that I cannot see. Verbal and physical cues let me know "whether I am worthy of their time". But this is not how you make a difference in the world.
In a choir, every voice matters. Some are more skilled than others, some louder, some more on pitch. But together in the song that we all sing together every voice makes a difference, all of the warbles and insecurities paved over by the pursuit of being part of something bigger.
So I make a dedication to you. Every post that I make will be part of my voice. Some days it is stronger than others, but I will stay a humble servant to the world writ large. I will keep singing and allow myself to be carried away by the strength of those around me.
Resources You Could Explore:
The Way of Integrity – Martha Beck (Amazon)
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