My journey with silence . . .

Reading a Facebook post by Jen Louden . . . she touches me deep in my gut, and raises so many questions deep in my heart . . . How much have I silenced myself?

I so yearn to be brave and courageous - to speak up - to not be silent.

But what is it to speak my truth,

to speak my life,

to witness to my truth,

my wisdom,

my knowing,

my insight,

to not be silent.

I'm an introvert by nature, so by nature I'm going to be quiet, but this does not mean being silent. I sense I've confused being quiet with being silent, and have kept myself silent when really I only wanted to be quiet or still.

I'm learning now to use my voice, to learn now to speak, to find the ways that work for me --

that speaking may mean writing for me now . . .

Let my words speak . . .

Finding my voice . . .