Finding your voice

Finding your voice

Finding your voice is an interesting idea. Now, to ensure we are all on the same page as to what this phrase means, it is shorthand for understanding your opinion and having the willingness to express it. Finding your voice is generally considered a good thing as it promotes your ability to interact in society and represent yourself accurately.

Obviously, the problem arises when you believe you are finding your voice when you are actually simply parroting the opinion of others or of your social group and indeed not your own. This happens a lot in schools, churches, and many if not all social groups. This self-deception is a problem because the person expressing the opinion can in fact actually not have at any time considered what they are expressing. Finding your voice is all about considering what you are voicing. It is about being conscious about the words that you use and the meaning they have.

Finding your voice is very empowering but only if the voice you have found is actually your own. Now for many, this means you have to have an opinion on everything, when in fact we hardly ever have an opinion on everything, though we are often willing to express an opinion on just about anything. Que social media.

Think before you speak. Think before you act. Thinking is the key to finding your own voice. Learning to ponder and consider the actual positions surrounding the topic you wish to weigh in on. Some issues and topics are very much worth the time and effort other are very much not. Find your voice and use it wisely. Make your mark and know what you believe. There is enough noise out there, no need to add to it.

Blessings!