Greetings
To the asshole who told me to shut-up and
to the fake friend who told me to sit down 'cause I probably wasn't an expert and
to the do-nothing-all-day stranger who told me that I "should go back to (insert verb) and leave the (insert different verb) to "real" folks,
Fuck you.
Fuck you and your bullshit parameters regarding who is allowed to speak. No, you do not get a seat at the table in my head with your good-for-nothing metric stick of legitimacy. You don't get to "put me in my place." Belittling me into silence does not work here.
Signed
Most (Dis)respectfully Not Yours
Me.
Now,
To the Young Person Fighting for Your Voice in this World (Read: this letter is really for me)
Speak. Even if you have made a mistake, or two, or a thousand, speak. Even if you stumble to find the right adjectives, adverbs, or clauses to describe what you're feeling, what you saw, or what you need, speak. Even if you are only a single drop in a sea of a million, a powerful million, a dangerous million, speak.
Don't let others quell your voice. You have a right to an opinion. Why? What makes you so special? Because opinion, opinion you cannot stop from forming. It is forged in experience. It is forged with intention. It is forged because you exist.
Those thoughts that ruminate in the recesses of your mind? Yeah, those can't be stolen. Let your voice be your victor. You've already had to fight to convince yourself that your voice matters. You've had to deal with your own judgmental thoughts and break down the negative speak in your head. Know this sis: the world is already good at tearing you down. Don't help them. The speak in your head should be positive. Prop yourself up with the pillars of experience and intuition. You're awareness is astute, don't question it.
Yes, you will make many mistakes on the way to self-actualization and maturity. Those mistakes may feel like they are haunting you something fierce. That's okay. Use them as lessons. As armor. Armor that you've earned and forged in the heat of experience. No, you will never be impenetrable, nor are you supposed to be. Nothing in this world is. Even rocks are warn down by steady persistent streams. And like flowing water, so too do you "simple" words have power, power to wear down, power to win, power to heal, power to illuminate truth and cast out darkness. Power.
Don't let your past keep you from speaking. Do your research. Take a step forward. Your words are needed.
So,
Speak
Speak up.
Speak up girl.
Signed,
You
PS. This letter is only for people with common sense and good home training. The rest of you? Please go read and book and go for a jog first. (See what I mean about the world being negative and stank).
To the asshole who told me to shut-up and
to the fake friend who told me to sit down 'cause I probably wasn't an expert and
to the do-nothing-all-day stranger who told me that I "should go back to (insert verb) and leave the (insert different verb) to "real" folks,
Fuck you.
Fuck you and your bullshit parameters regarding who is allowed to speak. No, you do not get a seat at the table in my head with your good-for-nothing metric stick of legitimacy. You don't get to "put me in my place." Belittling me into silence does not work here.
Signed
Most (Dis)respectfully Not Yours
Me.
Now,
To the Young Person Fighting for Your Voice in this World (Read: this letter is really for me)
Speak. Even if you have made a mistake, or two, or a thousand, speak. Even if you stumble to find the right adjectives, adverbs, or clauses to describe what you're feeling, what you saw, or what you need, speak. Even if you are only a single drop in a sea of a million, a powerful million, a dangerous million, speak.
Don't let others quell your voice. You have a right to an opinion. Why? What makes you so special? Because opinion, opinion you cannot stop from forming. It is forged in experience. It is forged with intention. It is forged because you exist.
Those thoughts that ruminate in the recesses of your mind? Yeah, those can't be stolen. Let your voice be your victor. You've already had to fight to convince yourself that your voice matters. You've had to deal with your own judgmental thoughts and break down the negative speak in your head. Know this sis: the world is already good at tearing you down. Don't help them. The speak in your head should be positive. Prop yourself up with the pillars of experience and intuition. You're awareness is astute, don't question it.
Yes, you will make many mistakes on the way to self-actualization and maturity. Those mistakes may feel like they are haunting you something fierce. That's okay. Use them as lessons. As armor. Armor that you've earned and forged in the heat of experience. No, you will never be impenetrable, nor are you supposed to be. Nothing in this world is. Even rocks are warn down by steady persistent streams. And like flowing water, so too do you "simple" words have power, power to wear down, power to win, power to heal, power to illuminate truth and cast out darkness. Power.
Don't let your past keep you from speaking. Do your research. Take a step forward. Your words are needed.
So,Speak
Speak up.
Speak up girl.
Signed,
You
PS. This letter is only for people with common sense and good home training. The rest of you? Please go read and book and go for a jog first. (See what I mean about the world being negative and stank).