My twitter friend @VoiceinRecovery from Voice In Recovery tweets a lot about how we use our voice,  Often on Twitter she will ask how we have used our voice during the day.  Not only does her question make me think about how I have used my voice, it inspires me to find new and productive ways to use my voice.  Tonight, her question caused me to think about how I have used my voice only to have it ignored.

This is an ongoing problem of mine.  I am not sure why that is though.  Maybe it is because I went so long without using my voice that some people are not used to listening to it, or I am not assertive enough when I use it, which means it gets lost in the chatter around me.

I want my voice to be heard.  I am tired of feeling like I am being ignored.  Oh, do not get me wrong, I do not think the people in my life who choose not to hear my voice are doing it out of meanness or with any negative purpose in mind.  The end result is the same though, someone makes me a hamburger when I said I wanted a tomato sandwich.