SPEAKING UP
What is the source of our first suffering? It lies in the fact that we hesitated to speak. It was born in the moment when we accumulated silent things within us. —Gaston Bachelard
Speaking up means saying what you’re thinking; it’s expressing your ideas and opinions. But in a range of situations, it can take quite a bit of confidence to speak up and put your idea, suggestion or observation forward; to believe that what you have to say is worth saying.
Supposing, for example, you’re in a meeting and you have an idea about how to tackle a problem with a project you’re all working on. The voice in your head is saying, ‘Tell them! Tell them your idea’ or ‘Say it! Say what you’re thinking.’ But then you think, ‘I don’t want to look ...
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