Quiet

To sin by silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men. - Abe Lincoln

Truth fears no question.

“To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.” Benjamin Franklin

For all the bad rep that being outspoken gets, I'm beginning to think that "silence" can be just as loud, screaming in it's own way a very specific opinion.

I get that I'm opinionated. I get that I probably could learn a thing or two or three about being quiet. I've not blogged in a while because it might just get me into trouble. LOL The thing is, the people that are silent or that give someone the silent treatment or that refuse to speak up for truth are not necessarily the "better" person or the better communicator. There must be middle ground between being outspoken and being unable to speak with someone about conflict.

I'm finding it pretty difficult to overcome some old stereotypes of how women are supposed to communicate and act. There are many times I don't feel very good at much. I'm terrible at organization when it comes to papers and records and bills.... I'm terrible at exercising patience. I'm not very good speaking to large groups or at anything musical.

I do, however, feel I am pretty good at critical thinking and thinking ahead. I like to really dissect and idea or concept and weigh options and scenarios. The problem I'm running into is, many times, people don't want their bubble burst. They don't want to have to fix what might cause a problem later and they don't like not being "right".

In the end, it's not even about being right. It's about preventing harm, hurt, or trouble. Makes sense to prevent it rather than have to fix it later. Not everyone agrees though.

Sighs.

If only I could find my place in this world.