Speak Your Loud

     Your voice is like an earthquake, and maybe it’s time to use it like one. Earthquakes can sometimes be very small and we may not even feel the rumble. Other times, they create little waves of uneasiness and unbalance. Your voice is the same way; you can start small and see what kind of waves (if any) are made. Will you get a smile, or an eye roll? An embrace or a pushback? Acceptance or rejection?      By starting small, you can get a feel of how someone may react to you and see if and when you might need to make a more powerful punch. You see, a small earthquake is a warning; something is happening and you may want to pay attention.      Your voice is the same way. There is something important to you, but you are not sure how to get the attention it needs. If you create a bit of a ripple, even if one person pays attention, you are already on the right track. Your voice may even be slightly shaky and uneven, just like a smaller earthquake; but keep going. Those not paying attentio

       Your head doesn’t move an inch, your eyes skim from side to side, your hands are fidgeting, body is shifting…isn’t there anyone who sees a problem with xyz situation, comment, procedure, event, etc.?       So many times, we can find ourselves knowing a situation isn’t right; wondering who else might say something…but all there seems to be is deafening silence. The seconds go into minutes, then all of a sudden, the meeting or conversation ends and there is a progression in the wrong direction starting to happen.      People do not always do what is best; they sometimes do what is easy, what is convenient so they can move along to the next thing on the agenda. This is not ok…this makes exclusion, inequality, and separation more prevalent.       Whether it be online or in person, so many times we kick ourselves for knowing better, but not actually doing better. Why are we letting the wrong things still win?      Speak Your Loud is using your voice when the things that matter most t