Here’s another life nugget this year – learn to speak up. William Shakespeare wrote in ‘Macbeth’ that “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” In other words, no one can tell what you’re thinking by just looking at your face. A lot of us have so much to say and share which can bless someone or even save someone from a terrible situation but we like to stay silent and just watch events happen. Then, when it goes south, we will be the same people to say, “Oh, I thought of saying something…” but you didn’t.
God gave you a voice for a reason and even for people who medically have no voice, they still try to communicate their thoughts through signs or gadgets. So, you have a voice, why won’t you speak up against wrong doing, injustice or even advocate for yourself? Some of us come from a culture where we have very high self-esteem because of our accruement but our confidence level to express ourselves is very low. Hence, we end up enduring experiences we could have avoided if only we spoke up for ourselves or communicated verbally what we actually wanted or did not want.
I’ve read many scriptures in the bible and in almost every situation, God asks the prophet to speak! Speaking is an important part of creating our realities so I pray for you that this year, you will develop the confidence to speak up and speak out what you desire, what you expect from others, against anything that does not align with your values and principles in life and against anything that hurts others. May the Lord help us all. AMEN.
XOXO,
Lady Abena.