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What Does it Mean to “Face Your Truth?”
The case for creating a personalized voice recognition app
Hmmm… this is more than a BIG can of worms, it’s like a vat of creepy-crawlers in the basement! But one thing I can tell you for sure is that before you FACE your truth, you have to be able to distinguish your truth from everyone else’s. That task begins with lots of listening, some critical thinking, loads of patience, and one more thing… the creation of your very own voice recognition app. But you won’t be running the app on your computer or your cell phone — it’ll be installed to run automatically inside your head!
Once you get the app going, things will get a lot easier, but let’s start at the beginning. To hear your truth, you must first put aside all the other voices babbling in your head that belong to people YOU are NOT — friends, family, community, experts, teachers, gurus, priests, politicians, your boss. Then listen closely to detect the voice that belongs solely to you. This sounds easier than it is, especially if you are like I was, and have no practice differentiating the sources of the word speak constantly swirling around your mind.
Listen for what may be a small, timid voice, expressed in a tone you are not accustomed to prioritizing. Your voice will say things that have that “ring of truth.” Mine brings tears to…
