Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
These are the first two lines of a poem written by Geoffrey X Lane, a master speaker and trainer I recently had the privilege of working with. But more than a poem, for me it was a call to step more fully onto the path I’m being called to walk.
Speak up.
Truth teller, cage rattler, warrior for you breaking through what stops you. I’m not interested in reasons or excuses, from myself or anyone else. I want us both to remember who we really are and why we’re here, and that takes speaking up.
Speak up in volume. Speak up and share what’s most important to you. Speak up and express what’s burning inside you.
And here’s the thing. . .
The more you speak up, the more natural it will feel, until that day when not speaking becomes uncomfortable. When that day comes, we all win.
Pay attention.
We get messages all the time through our senses and beyond, but are you tuned in to their frequency? And I don’t mean in some woo woo way, although there’s nothing wrong with that either.
I’m talking about taking care of yourself so that you’ve got the resourcefulness to show up and notice what’s going on all around you. The kind of self-care that goes deep, taking care of all of you, mind, body, and spirit.
When you are resourceful, paying attention becomes second nature.
Tell the truth.
People are judging and assessing you all the time, and guess what? You’re doing the same thing in return. Doesn’t matter what you do or don’t do, someone’s always got an opinion. Which kind levels the playing field, don’t you think? So stop worrying about it.
Tell the truth – about what you want but are afraid to admit.
Tell the truth – about what you’ve always wanted to say but kept silent.
Tell the truth – you will survive. You’ll also liberate yourself from the bullshit that keeps you stuck.
Celebrate your sound.
Your sound includes your actual speaking voice, as well as how you write and express yourself, and it’s time to own this baby!
Sing in the shower, yell in a forest, hear what you actually sound like.
And then embrace it fully, without judgment.
Since the workshop with Geoffrey I’ve found myself saying these words and feeling the power of them. Some days I hear which of the words need more energy, and it grounds me in the present moment. Other days I sing them to myself as a chant.
Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
These words are working on me from the inside out, and that’s where all transformation begins.
Here is the full poem:
Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
The universe is ready for you now
Speaking up doesn’t have to hurt
Just follow your heart – speak up
Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
All you have to do is grow
You have the courage inside you
Feel the power of speaking up
Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
Speak up for the warrior inside you
Tell the truth without judgment or fear
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
Speak Up – Pay Attention
Tell The Truth – Celebrate Your Sound
Speak Up – poem written by Geoffrey X Lane© 03/24/09
