Speak Like Only You Can

It’s not easy to find your own voice, but it’s worth the effort, and it’s better than the alternative. Most people use someone else’s voice when they speak without even noticing it. They have adopted someone else’s beliefs and values and keep on repeating them and using them to solve issues that arise, even when there are better options. Which creates another problem. When you don’t take the time to find your own voice you become stagnant mentally and emotionally. 

It seems like the longer you wait to find your voice the harder it is to find it at all. The more work you have to do to wade through the thoughts and opinions that are not your own. Thoreau talked about the men who lived lives of quiet desperation. There are many ways to live a meaningful life, but a common theme among all of them is choosing not to resign themselves to this quiet desperation.  

Finding your own voice is an act of rebellion. Sometimes it is a battle, but it isn’t always drama-filled and world-shattering. Breaking out, rebelling, can happen through small daily actions that might not be noticeable to anyone else, but they still have an impact and you know they matter.