Voice

 When I write, regardless of what it is, I'm often thinking about the voice that comes through. I can have a formal voice, like when I write an email to a volunteer I don't know, but usually I try to be more relaxed. The stuffy wording that I can find so easily puts distance between me and who I'm writing to, something that's not great in a social service job. Or in the rest of my life.

But this blog doesn't have one voice, it has many. I have the more formal voice when I share scientific research, the more convincing voice when I'm writing calls to action, or my most honest voice, when I write stories of my personal life and experiences. But none are quite the voice I'm looking for in this mix of posts.

When I think about the voice I want to develop, it is one singular voice, not many. It is a voice that is steady and true, while being able to speak not just in one way, but all of them. A voice that is adaptable, strong, and, most importantly, something I can keep up with.

You might think, oh, didn't you develop a voice in school? Well yes, I developed a formal voice. I can write a research paper like nobody's business. But what I can't write about are my feelings and my experiences, at least not in a way that meshes with everything else I have to say.

Someday I will find my voice.

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