Ever been silenced before?
You witness injustice, unfairness or just plain abuse, and you want to speak up, but you just can't? And you feel shitty after that when you think back, and it haunts you for a while because you didn't do anything at that moment?
Yeah, I have plenty of that. I used to turn away whenever I was "confronted" by such acts, especially when I lack the confidence to speak up. I'll try to justify by saying things like,
"Oh, someone will come around and make it right." - How would I know?
"Oh, they will be fine. They lasted this long, so they should be fine." - So that means they continue to be taken advantage of?
"I'll help them the next time." - What if there're no next time?
It eats into me, really.
Nowadays, luckily as I grew older, thanks to support of good friends and great teachers, I am braver. And with some wisdom I manage to accumulate over the years, comes strategy and tact, to see if there are ways to solve it issue without a confrontation.
Two things I learned in the process (and I'm pretty sure many will still come):
- When we get emotionally charged up about the issue, our vision becomes impaired. Tunnel vision stops us from seeing and thinking outside the box we're in. Focus on the present, take a step back, and often the solution is just next door.
- You know that sound your heart makes when you're afraid? Interestingly, I learned that it's the same sound when you're courageous too.
Mini Motivation is my own daily strategy to inspire myself. Mostly 3 minute reads.
From Motivation, we gain Inspiration. From Inspiration, we achieve Momentum. And the rest, they say, is history.
Hope it helps nudge you a bit too in the right direction.
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