Waking Up with No Voice

Well last night was Halloween as everyone knows. The night was full of fun and laughs! Plans were made and never done but hey that's the great part of being a teen! Well last night I hung out with friends and we had the whole night planned to the T. Of course those plans weren't kept. We ended up just winging it for the most part and talking for most of the night. My friends and I always have those really conversations around 1 month or so. It seems hard to get everyone together to have those good conversations. Well last night we finally got one in and it was amazing.

We talked about everything from people flexing chest muscles, school funding, to everything in the middle. We are very open people when we are all together. Finding a subject to talk on isn't hard at all. Usually during this conversations people open up more than they ever would in public. They use THEIR voice in every conversation. The nice thing is when we get into this conversation mode we don't judge each other. We just let each other talk and get their point across. That's something you can't do with everyone you know. People judge when they take one look at you. Just imagine what they would say if they didn't agree with you on 1 subject. To say the least you're pretty much screwed.

Well last night while everyone was talking and using their voice to get their opinion out I wasn't. I was barely talking at all. I wasn't using MY voice. That's what it has come down to today. I'm so nervous to voice my opinion and tick someone off where they slap me and tell me I'm an idiot for thinking that. I want to use my voice in every way I can but I'm so scared to get those opinions out of my head and spread them to others. I know that my friends won't judge but I can't say that about others. That sucks!

I want to be able to be one of those people who can stand up for every single thing they believe in without any hesitation in their voice. I look up to those people. They don't change their views unless it's for a great reason. I'm not one to back down on my opinions or change them because what I believe in is huge to me. That's me. I wish I could stand up for them though. In those great conversations I have with my friends I seem to always be listening and never really talking much.

So today as I close this blog I'm setting a goal for myself and I challenge any and every person that is like me. I dare you to set the goal that you will use YOUR voice. Stand up for what you believe in. Voice your opinion. Don't let people control you. Be you and use every opinion you have in there. You never know what could happen. Wish me luck... I wish you every once of luck there is out there. I know this won't be easy.

Using Her Voice,

Maranda :))))))))