Permission to speak up
You exploded into this world with a voice and something to say. You had needs, and you wanted them to be met, NOW!
Nothing has changed,except that some–too many–have forgotten how to speak up for themselves. Why?
I think there are three primary reasons some have lost their voice:
- They were told they had no right to speak.
- They were made to think they had nothing worth saying.
- They were intimidated into silence.
All are the tools of tyrants and bullies who want only their voice to be heard. They don’t care what you have to say, and they don’t want anyone else to hear it either.
But because you have the spirit of INPowerment, you have permission to speak. As a citizen of the United States of America, that right is constitutionally guaranteed. As a citizen of the universe, that right is unalienable.
It is worth saying solely because you have a need to express it. Your opinion is your take on the world as you understand it. Some of the most important breakthrough ideas were offered by someone who under valued their ideas. DO CENSOR YOURSELF. Offer your ideas and thoughts. Your idea or opinion might be the stepping stone to a breakthrough as your ideas challenge others to think in new ways.
Intimidation is a mind game. The tyrant gets inside your head and convinces you through threats, humiliation, belittlement, and other means that you are inconsequential. They shout you down and hover over you demanding your silence or acquiescence.
Where would we be today if our nation’s founding fathers and mothers had kept their silence? Where would we be today if freedom fighters and suffragettes had kept their silence? Where would we be today if spiritual leaders had cowered in the face of religious tyranny?
You must speak, especially in the face of intimidation.
You have permission to speak.
You have permission to Live INPowered