This picture was shared in Facebook anonymously, or at least it was anonymous by the time it made its way to me:
I have no idea who took the picture, but it has been haunting me ever since I first saw it.
It is no small thing to speak your truth, be your real self in this world. For me, the difficulty lies not in summoning the courage to defy the expectations of others and be me, but in discerning the constructive thoughts racing through my head from the destructive ones.
When my voice is the only dissenter amid the cacophony in my head…
When risking showing up fully in the moment leaves me exposed and vulnerable…
I speak my truth, voice shaking.
And I am stronger for it.
Suzanne Bird-Harris would like to say she made the leap from Corporate America to web coach / WordPress developer on her own terms...but no, she lost her job after the CEO ran off with the 401K funds and went to jail. So, she started her own business with 3 kids, 2 dogs and a cat in tow on Dec. 6, 2002. It's been a wild ride, worth every risk, and she now proudly deems herself "pyschologically unemployable".
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Good for you! This is one of the hardest challenges. I say shaky voices get attention!
I love this , thank you. Very timely indeed.
I love this! Reminds me of a favorite quote of mine that I came across somewhere years ago:
At times, although one is perfectly right, one’s legs tremble; at other times, although one is completely in the wrong, birds sing in one’s soul.
- V.V. Rozinov
Hey, Suzanne! You know I love this! Love you, too, by the way!