Life Wants Your Input
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you want to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. ~Barbara Kingsolver
I’m pretty good about speaking up when I have something to say. Just ask anyone from my grade school playground, my college roommates, or my husband.
What I’m not always so good at is recognizing what it is that I have to say.
I can outlast you in the car at lunchtime in not making a decision on where to go to eat. And I justify it by the fact that I truly have no desire for anything specific in that moment. I even say aloud, “No, really, if I had an opinion about it, I would most definitely say so.”
I don’t need to have an opinion about everything. And yet…
The hardest part of speaking my truth is identifying what it is that’s worthy of sharing. Worthy to whom?!?
That’s actually hiding. Playing small. Staying safe. Not putting myself out there.
Because it doesn’t have to be perfect before it’s portrayed. We write, speak, paint, sing, create, and breathe for ourselves, not for others.
And Life needs us to participate. Just as we are. Now, in progress. Perfectly imperfect.
We don’t need to wait until we’re fully inspired before we speak. We don’t have to “save” it for the big stuff. Life is an ongoing conversation, not a final decree.
My voice is for whispering in the meadow as well as shouting from the mountaintop.
I’ll meet you for a picnic lunch.
gina drellack 
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That’s awesome, well-said!!
I’m learning to get in touch with how I feel in even the small things. Maybe there indeed are times for “it makes no difference to me”, but somehow I’ve let those times become too numerous.
Let’s all own it–what we think, how we feel. It doesn’t mean we always get what we want in that moment, but it does mean that we are speaking our truth and giving our lives input. And that, I can tell you, feels amazing!
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OH AMEN GINA! I absolutely resonate with this, striving to allow myself to live bold and courageous without fear, and speaking my truth all while going for the joy! The world needs us all to shine as individuals, to fulfill our life purpose and make it a better place! Rise sister, Rise!
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