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September 12, 2004
Finding our voice
Sometimes I read something and think, “yes, that was right on the mark.” Or, "That was really good!" Today I read another good blog entry by Stacie that was thought provoking and well written. See also my comments from yesterday.
One thing I’ve noticed about writing is that we do much better at it when we are honest and speak from the heart. The technical aspects of writing are not as forced. We tend to speak eloquently about things that we care about. This is our true voice, what we have to share with others. Finding our voice is then easier when we are not trying to create a voice that is not our own. Stacie’s blog today is her own voice in a way that is uniquely hers.
Today at work one of the Down’s Syndrome guys I work with stayed in his room all day playing with an electronic keyboard. He was playing the demo songs and switching between the different sounds. This is unusual for him since he spends most of his time in the living room upstairs with everyone else. I couldn’t understand why he was isolating himself all weekend. Then he spoke with his voice. He can’t speak verbally and only knows a few signs, but I think I got the message. Late this afternoon he came upstairs and stood between one of his housemates and the television. We asked him to move and he gestured with his hand quickly, in a sort of sweeping motion, like we would motion for someone to move out of the way. I understood finally why he was doing that, bless his heart. Instead of causing a conflict before, he chose to just go to his room and play with his keyboard. His housemate was sitting in his spot. Rather than trying to get his housemate to move he chose to just go off by himself, until he could no longer stand it I suppose and then he made his voice known. He wanted to sit in his normal spot.
Too often in life we lose our own voice because we are too afraid to speak up or we don’t want to cause a conflict. Sometimes we are afraid our voice isn’t worth sharing. But really just the opposite is true. Our voice is worth sharing if it’s real, from the heart and something we care about.
Posted by carl1236 at September 12, 2004 09:28 PM | Attitude