Using Your Voice, Speaking Up

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Speaking up against something that is clearly wrong is important at any age.
My town was rocked recently by the revelation of abuses perpetrated by the pastor of a mega church in my town. The impact on our small city and the people who worship there was profound. It has me reflecting on the importance of speaking up even when it’s uncomfortable
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Standing up for what is right matters. Saying something when others won’t is brave.
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1 окт 2024

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@suef5417 3 месяца назад

So good Laura! "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

@laurahillauthor 3 месяца назад

Great quote from a great man.

@brynne77 День назад

True and very good point, suef.

@christalpeters 8 дней назад

This is a great reminder.

@MsActor2009 25 дней назад

Sometimes you know you’re going to lose a friendship, but you have to tell them, because they need to know. What they need to know is more important than the friendship. I rarely get involved in my friends romantic relationships, but I was 99.9% certain she was being financially abused!

@laurahillauthor 22 дня назад

That is definitely the time to step in

@brynne77 День назад

I agree, MsACtor. I did actually do this with a friend of mine who kept doing this certain thing that really annoyed me. She was a good friend, but after she did this thing for a whole year, I finally spoke up. She didn't like it, but I felt much better because I was honest with her about how what she was doing made me feel. We kind of got into a small fight. We didn't talk for a few months. I went back to see her to ask her something and the conversation went well. We still talk to this day. But even if we didn't talk again, I would still be glad I finally told her the truth about how I felt about what she was doing.

@MsActor2009 День назад

Good for you! When I have to speak up, I try to do it in the nicest way I know how and in the way I would want to hear it.

@brynne77 11 часов назад

@@MsActor2009 I do , too, but sometimes I"m a bit blunt. I may not think, but if I tell someone something they may not like, I always do it because I'm trying to help them. I mean well. I think it's good people know the truth about something they're doing, especially if it's something that annoys others or is not helpful to them.

@brynne77 День назад

You mentioned social media. I do notice quite a few people will post things on my Facebook page about things or events that upset them then they ask their 'Facebook friends' to do something different that helps others. When they do this, they often get 'likes' and other comments by their 'facebook friends' about what to do about the certain situation the original poster posted. That's fine to put it on social media, but when they comment on different things that bother them, I often type or respond under their post something like, 'this is fine to post this on social media, but please also print this comment out or find a way to speak up and/or post this somewhere in PUBLIC, too'. Or I might suggest they have their pastor at church bring up the concern they posted about on social media. When I've done this, I RARELY have anyone 'like' my post or comment that they agree with what I posted. That tells me not many people have enough nerve to speak up about what bothered them in public. They much rather post about this on social media. In my opinion, that's sad.

@laurahillauthor 21 час назад

People like fluff on social media nothing deep. But it has definitely become an excuse for really fixing anything. People like to complain but not take any meaningful action. You are spot on

@brynne77 11 часов назад

@@laurahillauthor From what I see, I'm also starting to think people don't care too much about actually doing anything to fix the problem, they'd much rather go on social media or Facebook and complain about the problem and see how many 'likes' they get. It's strange.