[Your Voice - XXIV]
Please don’t stop when it’s hard…
Hard to share from your heart.
Hard to find the precise word when filler is acceptable.
Hard to write poetry when you don’t feel artistic.
Hard to be honest in the face of intimidation.
Hard to be more succinct and more accurate.
Hard to stop talking when the norm is to continue.
Hard to slow down and write with conviction.
Hard to break policy and speak truth.
Hard to spend hours to find a single phrase.
Hard to expose the oppressor or uncover an injustice.
Hard to write beautifully when it feels like a drag.
Hard to tell your truth.
Hard to share when your inner critic is yelling.
Hard to put soul into bureaucratic communication.
Please don’t stop when it's emotionally, imaginatively, physically, institutionally, or socially hard. Good work that requires your Voice is rarely easy work. It wasn’t easy for the great writers, orators, and leaders from history; it won’t be for us.
There is so much noise. So much voiceless communication. So much against communicating thoughtfully and with conviction. If people like us don’t do the hard work, we all might drown in meaningless chatter, sending each other life boats full of memes and platitudes.
