3 voices dominate our inner dialogue almost all the time:
1. The Voice of Judgment: This is how it should be.
2. The Voice of Fear: What if this goes wrong?
3. The Voice of Cynicism: This will never work.
These voices aren’t the truth.
They’re opinions …
conditioned by past patterns,
not present clarity.
When we become aware of them …
When we learn to suspend them, even briefly …
A new voice emerges.
- One that’s quieter.
- More honest.
- Less reactive.
- Closer to the truth.
This voice doesn’t shout. It reveals.
It’s not easy to silence the mental chatter.
But it’s possible to separate from it.
And once we do,
what was once noise becomes space …
for insight, presence, and unexpected openings.
→ Mastery isn’t in knowing more. It’s in learning when not to listen.
(note from my Systems Thinking/Theory U class, July 2023)
