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Your voice, Your POWER.

Hello, beautiful people of the DOM ! I hope you've been having a jolly time .
 
The last time you were here , I encouraged you to take a break and I hope you did because this time I'm asking you to step back in to the ring because it's show time !


It's 2020 and so many things have changed.  A lot of sensitive topics are being discussed everyday yet there is still a lot of silence.
 Social media is not just 'talking' anymore, it is getting work done . Believe me or not, you know it's true that a lot of conversations have started from these platforms , getting more people involved  and definitely getting more work done . 



So darling, What exactly are you doing with your voice? 





Your voice is peculiar, it's your identity, it's your power and there's so much more you can be doing rather than staying mute. Don't let anyone tell you that your voice doesn't matter because it does. 

Staying silent or sitting on the fence when issues of importance like sexual assault, racism are raised is acknowledging that you have a voice and you're refusing to use it . Thereby, picking the side of the perpetrators.


I've not always been loud and opinionated. I used to struggle with my own voice . The voice that was non- existent at a time but currently won't shut up . LOL. Then  I found my voice, I worried about it getting lost in the rumble , who would listen and what they'll think yada yada yada.

 I've come to learn that when you're not the loudest in the room ,you scream and shout until you are . Silence is never an option .  So I'm currently on a path to using my voice everywhere and anywhere . I don't care if the conversation isn't my business , I will speak whenever, however and wherever I want to and you should too.



Dear Reader, As much as it is important to use your voice, it is much more important to use it wisely. Educate yourself, Learn, Unlearn and Relearn .
I hope you have a good time finding your voice and if you have , I hope you have a better time using it .



"Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes ". 
- Maggie Kuhn.

See ya,
Chief.

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