Christine, I hear the love you pour into this, the invitation to sing, to express, to take up space in ways that cannot be ignored. And I sit with the weight of it—the way women's voices have always been controlled, not just through silence but through careful shaping, through expectations of how and when and why we are allowed to speak.
You name the joy of being real, of improvisation, of finding presence in a world that so often seeks to dictate rather than allow. And yet, I think about the voices that never got the chance. The ones interrupted, redirected, softened, or punished until they learned to hold back. Not just on stages but in homes, workplaces, and entire cultures designed to mold expression into something safe, something digestible.
For some, freeing the voice is an act of reclaiming. For others, it is something that was never theirs to begin with. And that is where the real weight lies—not just in whether we speak, but in whether the world is willing to hear.
Christine, I hear the love you pour into this, the invitation to sing, to express, to take up space in ways that cannot be ignored. And I sit with the weight of it—the way women's voices have always been controlled, not just through silence but through careful shaping, through expectations of how and when and why we are allowed to speak.
You name the joy of being real, of improvisation, of finding presence in a world that so often seeks to dictate rather than allow. And yet, I think about the voices that never got the chance. The ones interrupted, redirected, softened, or punished until they learned to hold back. Not just on stages but in homes, workplaces, and entire cultures designed to mold expression into something safe, something digestible.
For some, freeing the voice is an act of reclaiming. For others, it is something that was never theirs to begin with. And that is where the real weight lies—not just in whether we speak, but in whether the world is willing to hear.
Wow, Christine you have a beautiful voice. Thank you!
Beautiful! Thank you, Christine! :)
Thank you so much, Michelle for listening 🥰 and for your ongoing support - means a lot to me.
My pleasure! I really enjoy your posts.