"We are all engaged in the task of peeling off the false selves, the programmed selves, the selves created by our families, our culture, our religions. It is an enormous task because the history of women has been as incompletely told as the history of blacks."Anais Nin (1903 - 1977)
I facilitate many groups for both men and women, teens and adults. I allow each participant to tell their story, to share their experiences. There are some that are ready to share and the rest are content to listen. With this being the case,most of the discussion is informed by a small percentage of the group. Thirsty to hear the rest of the voices, I begin to probe and direct questions to the silent. I want to have a full discussion and have a more complete story.
Unfortunately, this world does not have a fair facilitator. There isn't one fairly assigned to hear the voice of all people. With this being the case we as women must work to make sure the whole story is known. Where the story of women has spaces to be filled, we must be ready to fill it. We must be ready to share the truth of who we are in order to begin to "peel off the false selves" we have been assigned.
The next time someone asks you if you have something to say, say it. Say it with dignity knowing that you are helping to make our story more complete. Join in the quilting of stories that bring voice to so many voices that had no chance to be heard. Your story does matter. Put that "In Quotations"
I facilitate many groups for both men and women, teens and adults. I allow each participant to tell their story, to share their experiences. There are some that are ready to share and the rest are content to listen. With this being the case,most of the discussion is informed by a small percentage of the group. Thirsty to hear the rest of the voices, I begin to probe and direct questions to the silent. I want to have a full discussion and have a more complete story.
Unfortunately, this world does not have a fair facilitator. There isn't one fairly assigned to hear the voice of all people. With this being the case we as women must work to make sure the whole story is known. Where the story of women has spaces to be filled, we must be ready to fill it. We must be ready to share the truth of who we are in order to begin to "peel off the false selves" we have been assigned.
The next time someone asks you if you have something to say, say it. Say it with dignity knowing that you are helping to make our story more complete. Join in the quilting of stories that bring voice to so many voices that had no chance to be heard. Your story does matter. Put that "In Quotations"
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