Edit speak Find your voice

Edit speak Find your voice

September 2023

Find your voice 

Dear Reader, 

The lead story for September, Express Your True Self is on voicing  your truth. 

No matter how simple it sounds, it’s never easy. We get programmed  since childhood to speak and behave in ways that maintain peace  and disturb no one. As children, often our intuition and sense of  discernment get dismissed by our elders because our unbiased  observations unsettle people around us. 

When we get gaslighted or snubbed for being our authentic self,  we learn to camouflage it and act in ways that get us the validation  and approval of those who matter to us. Add to it the effect of the  constant inflow of axioms and various dogmas in our minds, and our  real self gets more and more obscured by the beliefs surrounding us. 

However, the heavens are witness to the fact that whenever anyone  has dared to speak their truth, the act has had a multiple ripple  effect, releasing not only them but many others living in the mental  prisons created by society. In this regard, I am reminded of a dialogue  I had with my sister the other day. She asked me, “Didi, how do you  manage to create new paths for yourself and challenge the status  quo?” 

I replied, “I am able to do this simply because I know that this world  is not as real as it seems, and if you take the right action at the right  time, you will see favourable results.” 

When we see the world as a staged act, meant to help us evolve, then  our oppressors and detractors become our divine friends pushing us  to find our true Self. 

The issue also carries a sneak peek of the upcoming residential  retreat for Wellness and Self-Realisation Through Music and Art,  at Ramgarh Shekhawati, in October, organised by the Life  Positive Foundation. Read the article to get a detailed  description of what marvels await you once you decide to  register for it. 

Have a happy September.

 - Editor