2014-The Voice

Since I’ve worked on the radio for a decade, this may read a little strange, but this is the year I intend to let my voice be heard.

Obviously, I don’t mean my larynx vibrations. Instead, I pledge this year to write the stories that I want to tell, to create the collaborations I want to have, to give my opinion, respectfully, and to speak my truth, without fear.

But I realize that to let my voice be heard, I need to give something up. (smoking) No! Seriously, I need to give up the tendency I have of letting other people’s opinions of me affect how I live and create. Because if there is one major block to speaking your truth, it’s worrying about what others will do about it.

And you know what’s tough? I know that the only way I can stop being concerned about what others think of me, is to stop having an opinion about them.

Seriously, I have to get real… how many times have I complained (both out loud and in my mind) about how people judge my rather non-traditional lifestyle–WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, I JUDGED THEIR LIFE RIGHT BACK AT THEM!? More often than I care to admit.

So this year, if I want to let my voice be heard, then I must fully hear others’.

I know it won’t be easy but it’s a a goal I’m happy to work towards. I figure the success of this one is in the continued pursuit.

What do you think?