The Deeper Voice

And just like that

Your voice deepened

No more that of a little boy

But more of a young man

The cracking of anything marks new eras

New seasons

Growth

It also marks endings

The cracking of a seed

Of an egg

Of dawn

The ending of the prior, the beginning of the future 

I hope you never forget that your voice is a privilege, a gift, a tool to communicate

Don't weaponize it through silence, loudness or unkindness

I hope you remember that your voice has the power to reassure, comfort, inspire

It also has the power to hurt, terrorize and disrespect. 

Use your power to empower, not to disempower

When given a choice to be right or kind

I pray you choose to be kind.

The deepest wounds are through words spoken in ego and anger

Raise your voice only for justice, to speak out against wrong, for the rights of those that are vulnerable 

Your strength as a human , as a man will lie in raising your words and actions ; never your voice

Measure the distance between your actions and your words. It should never be much. Too much distance between words and actions is where manipulation, contradictions and hypocrisy flourish.

I hope the only voice that is loud and dominating in you is your inner voice that always guides you towards your divine self and to the Divine....

With loving whispers,

Mama

Sept 2023