Find the courage to speak your truth
I’ve always had trouble voicing things… speaking up for myself, calling out deception, and owning my own value and worth. When I was growing up, my mother would always tell me, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I wasn’t sure that whatever I was thinking was nice, so I stuffed my thoughts and feelings.
Years ago, I heard a story about a Cesar Chavez farm worker meeting in the 1950s. The room was packed with men who were arguing loudly. And then an old woman who’d been sitting silently in the back of the room for the past hour, rose to speak. Apparently, you could hear a pin drop. I don’t remember now what she said, but I do remember how important her voice was. Her courage to stand up and speak changed the energy and direction of the entire conversation.
In a machismo culture, in a roomful of men, her voice had an impact.
Perhaps the reason that story has stayed with me is because I’ve had moments where I haven’t had the courage to speak.
I grew up in an ordinary middle class home in Iowa, my father was a farmer, and I attended public schools. Through a stroke of fate, I ended up being critically injured in a head-on collision in my 20s, received insurance money and wound up in the PhD program at the University of Chicago. Unlike myself, most of my fellow classmates came from wealthy families.
One day I was sitting in a huge conference auditorium where an educational policy was being discussed. It’s too much for me to go into the details of what made me so angry, but it had to do with the arrogance of privilege. A fellow graduate student waxing on about public schools, while he himself had never set foot inside a public school, nor would he ever send his children to public school.
I couldn’t believe the arrogance. I sat there steaming, yearning to stand up in front of all these people and call out the hypocrisy.
But I didn’t. I didn’t have the courage.
My teleclass below is a redress.
I don’t know what you need to say to someone (…and perhaps you don’t either.) And what you need to say might not be so dramatic as standing up in a room packed with people. Perhaps it’s for your husband or mother, the community group you belong to, or voicing the value of your work in the world
We’re not always in a position to make a difference, but sometimes we are. And when that moment comes for you, I want you to be standing in your full value, worth, strength and integrity.
It’s about speaking with authority when we need to do that, but of course, it’s also about so many other things…
- Valuing ourselves and our work
- Appropriate boundaries
- Deep clarity and conviction
- Self-confidence, self-esteem, and…
- Trusting yourself.
Please join us. (The early bird rate ends August 20th!).
SPEAKING UP
CLAIMING YOUR VOICE, WISDOM & GIFTS
If you’ve been muffling your deep truths and hiding your gifts… If you’ve suffered through moments of having a deep yearning to speak up, but timidity and low self-worth got the better of you… If you have something important to share, but find yourself mired in self-doubt and fear… If you find it hard to value yourself, your wisdom and your contributions… please join us.
This teleclass is about your voice, because you have a choice how you use it in this life.
Those who genuinely have something to share are often too afraid to speak up, but the worst betrayal is the betrayal of ourselves.
There are truths lying buried beneath the surface that can transform this world. There are creative solutions, powerful gifts and answers to our most pressing problems.
You have a sacred responsibility to give voice to what you know.
- voice what’s been hidden
- firmly own your worth and value
- speak your truth with self-confidence, grace and ease
- allow your voice be heard above the din
In this teleclass we will take an experiential journey into Source energy. As you enter this vibrantly alive energetic field, you’ll receive clarity, guidance, next steps and deep connection with your own inner knowing.
It’s time for you to fully own your gifts and stand in your innate courage, wisdom, bravery and power.
What you know matters. When you speak what you know, it matters even more.
Note: This is a tele-class, so you can live anyw
Growing up, I often struggled to voice my thoughts. Speaking up for myself, calling out what felt wrong, or owning my value and worth all felt like insurmountable challenges. My mother’s advice echoed in my mind: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” So, I silenced myself.
Years ago, I heard a story about a meeting held by Cesar Chavez’s farm workers in the 1950s. The room was filled with loud arguments, men raising their voices in heated debate. Then, an elderly woman, who had been sitting silently in the back, slowly rose to speak. The room fell silent. Her words—though I don’t remember them now—shifted the energy of the entire room.
Her courage transformed the conversation.
That story has stayed with me, perhaps because it reminds me of moments when I didn’t speak up. Moments when fear or self-doubt kept me silent.
One of those moments happened years ago when I was a graduate student at the University of Chicago. I was sitting in a massive auditorium listening to a discussion about educational policy. A fellow student, from a wealthy background, was confidently speaking about public schools—a system he had never experienced and wouldn’t allow his children to attend.
The hypocrisy and arrogance infuriated me. I wanted so badly to stand up and call it out. But I didn’t.
I didn’t trust myself. I didn’t think my voice mattered.
Looking back, I realize that courage isn’t about being the loudest or always having the perfect words. It’s about standing in your truth, valuing yourself, and trusting that what you have to say is worth hearing.
Sometimes speaking up is dramatic, like addressing a packed room. Other times, it’s as personal as having a conversation with a loved one, asserting a boundary, or expressing the value of your work in the world.
It’s about more than just words. It’s about:
- Valuing yourself and your contributions.
- Establishing appropriate boundaries.
- Standing in deep clarity and conviction.
- Trusting yourself.
The world needs your voice. It needs your truth. When the moment comes, I hope you’ll stand tall, speak clearly, and honor the power of what only you can say.
here in the world and participate.
$75 includes audios and a personal reading with Kim
Group calls: Thursdays September 5th & September 12th. 10 am – 12 pm PST
NOTE: If you can’t attend live, this event will be recorded. And all participants, whether you attend live or not, can receive a personal reading from Kim as part of the class.
