Nothing New to Say
Nothing new to say? That’s okay.
I used to think I had original ideas. I started practicing Somatics before I ever knew that word. Later when I read about it, heard people talking about it, and became aware that there were several graduate programs in Somatic Psychotherapy, I realized I had tapped into a truth. I didn’t create it. It already existed. I just discovered it as many people had before me.
This continues to happen. Discoveries of mine show up in my studies on Buddhism, are reflected in quantum physics, and are reflected back to me in the lives of others.
These days, a part of running your business is in creating content whether that’s videos, writing, workshops, lessons, or something else altogether. And it can be discouraging when you look around and see there are others having similar conversations or talking about the same things. It’s easy to doubt yourself especially when you’re starting out. It’s easy to feel like there isn’t room for you.
You might think, “So what do I have to add to the conversation? I don’t have anything truly new to say, so should I even share? Why would anyone pay attention to me when so-and-so is already so popular and talking about this?”
It’s About Your Experiences
Years ago I was sitting with a friend and mentee of mine. He began his training to become a therapist around the time that I had graduated. We went out to dinner and he picked my brain. I shared everything I knew with him. After a while, he asked, “Who was your Felicia?” I paused to understand what he was asking. Who shared this knowledge with you?
“My Felicia was decades of different experiences, dozens of people from every area of my life, mistakes, and successes. It only sounds unified because I’m sharing it with you from me. But it came from diverse sources.”
You have a unique way of combining all your different experiences and learning. You don’t have to invent something new. Truth isn’t new. And if you’re in the business of sharing truth, there’s no reason why you should have to say something that’s never been said before. You can trust that you’ll say it in your own way. You’ll say it to the people who need to hear it from you, who can’t hear it from anybody else. You’ll help open a door toward freedom for folks who will see themselves in you and wouldn’t in someone else.
Speak Up
That is incredibly valuable. I can’t reach the people you will reach. So if you are interested in spreading the truth, then I need you to speak up. We all need you to speak up so that there is a chorus of voices all pointing toward liberation.
Voices filled with fear have dominated the conversation for a long time. And it is these voices who have told you to be quiet and stay small. That says you have nothing important to contribute. That said there are already people talking about this and you’re not as qualified or as popular or as smart or as attractive or...or...or.
Enough.
Do it now. Say the truth. Share it.
Don’t rush. Don’t stop.
Let’s get loud together!
