#outside voice

[pargery]

She had large yelling capacity for a human her size. I had the feeling it came in handy.

-- 'System Collapse' by Martha Wells

[helladamnsquirrels]

Realizing midday that it's Squirrel Appreciation Day, Peanut Butter leapt to the piano and composed a playful theme! 

[relationaltherapist]

Here’s an article that explains the need to know yourself well enough to communicate well:

Using Our Outside Voice

When we communicate precisely, we are voicing our thoughts as an act of CREATION.

Each of us has developed an internal filtering process that helps us choose which parts of our constant inner monologues get voiced outside of our heads. Sometimes the choice is based on what we consider to be polite or appropriate, using subtlety instead of directness to try to get our point across. Other times, the choice is made based on our expectations of the other person and what we feel they should know about us, our feelings, and our needs. But our best chance of getting what we need is to communicate specifically by converting our inner voice to our outside voice.

This may seem unnecessary sometimes, especially when we think the other person has the same information that we ourselves are working with, but we have to remember they also have their own inner voice, evaluating what they hear in light of their own issues and needs. With so much to consider and sift through, we are truly better off if we communicate precisely. Not only does doing this minimize the chance for misinterpretation, but voicing our thoughts is an act of creation. We convert thought and imagination to sound, releasing it from the chamber of our minds (and the heart of the Father) into the outside world.

When we have the courage to speak our minds and use our voice to send the desires of our hearts from our inner world to the world outside, we take a bold step in making them happen. By removing fear of what others may think and

-> expectation of what others SHOULD understand, we free ourselves and let loose our desires onto the canvas of the world. Next time we become aware that we have a choice about how to communicate, we can choose to use our inner voice and watch its creative power at work

[horticulturish]

Pardon the overwrought navel gazing, but:

Today when I was taking a luxuriously slow time to contemplate my breakfast on my day off, I skipped over the soft fresh brioche bun on the counter. Instead I snatched the toasted and stale one that the spouse had perched gently on the compost container. Split and loaded with bitter marmelade, hand whipped cream with just a pinch of sugar, and a sprinkle of bee pollen, it was all made perfect for being an old and crunchy bun. This got me pondering how the stale bread is always the one needed for french toast, or croutons, or bread crumb jackets for frying. How necessary the staleness of the bread is for any number of delicious applications. And how in this age I’m approaching with a number of my friends it feels less and less like we’ve accomplished all the big things we set out to do when we were fresh. 

But maybe that’s ok. Breakfast was perfect and I hope that my friends know they are as well.  

[theoutsidevoice]

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[1989taylorsversion]

Welcome to the newest installment in my Outside Voices campaign. I think you’ll enjoy this one, as Donovan is a writer/poet who provided us with a poem to go al

For the latest installment in my Outside Voices campaign, I got to talk to Donovan James.

Donovan is a published author and poet, who also happens to be queer. He even wrote a poem exclusively for this interview. I think you'll enjoy it.

[iawesomesauce]

“It was one of those moments where my inside thoughts used their outside voice.”

- a kid in the hallway

[morgflorg-blog]

This is what I have been working on lately with my internship. If we reach our goal of $50,000 then I will be doing the animation, producing segments, and editing the show! I am so excited to work on this project. Please share with all of your friends!