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Voice Lessons

by Angels in my Ear

Rated: E · Book · Personal · #1909095

My journey to find my writer's voice and the lessons I have learned on the way.

I can hear the faint strains my writer's voice calling me. After years of silence, she is starting to speak to me again. I find I can hear her more clearly everyday. As I listen to the words she softly whispers to me, I want to sing them for the world. But, to make them heard, they must be more than lyrics. They must be the music of the heart. This is my hunt for the melody.

If you want to learn more about me, I have an extended bio

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Aundria

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Want to know more about me? This is a peek into what makes me tick.
#1976487 by Angels in my Ear

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Brian K Compton

Feb 7, 2020 at 11:25pm
In response to "Haunting Tune"

You're not alone. I get these feelings. Depression messes with perception. Hard to reach out, be understood. Writing is a great way to process these feelings.
I support you.
Brian

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Angels in my Ear

Nov 2, 2016 at 4:08pm
In response to "Haunting Tune"

I want to thank you all for your kind comments. And not just that, but for reading it in the first place. As I read over my blog I can't believe how many of my entries focus around my loneliness. And then, every time I think I've found a new friend or new purpose, something gets in the way, my efforts fail, and my depression gets reinforced. I've been practically non-existent this year and have not communicated with so many of my friends here. It's heartwarming to know that you're all still around and here for me. Even after my neglect and lack of communication. It's nice to know that there are people who care about you and not what they will get out of it In these days of social media, I feel even more alone. People care less about the substance than do about the numbers. Thanks for listening. I hope I find a way to get back to writing.

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Elle

Oct 31, 2016 at 10:58pm
In response to "Haunting Tune"

I don't have a lot of experience with depression, but I thought I might throw this idea out there...

Maybe, since your family is big on family history, ask your children questions about their childhood and their parents. Ask in the context of family history, and about both parents, so it is less biased then if you just ask 'Was I good mom?'

Get them to recount happy memories. Then you can read or listen to those happy memories and remind yourself how happy and well adjusted your children are, and that comes from knowing they are loved and having good support.

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Choconut

Sep 21, 2015 at 5:43pm
In response to "Melancholy"

Please try to remember that your fears are most likely a symptom of your illness and that they aren't facts, it feels that they are, but they're sneaky and very convincing. I know it's really hard (honestly, I completely get how hard it is) but try to keep doing things that normally help. Talk to people, on WDC if not in your 'real life'. Know that we're here for you. There will be blue skies again. Honestly

~Minja~

Sep 21, 2015 at 4:55pm
In response to "Melancholy"

I don't know what to say except

Cinn

Jul 2, 2015 at 1:07am
In response to "All the Right Notes"

God and the Friend-Finder Ochestra! My mind totally saw marquee there for some reason. Too tired.

I'm cool with your God making sneaky covert hookups behind my back. I like my friends, right?

Cinn

Jul 2, 2015 at 1:04am
In response to "All the Right Notes"

Oh yeah! We totally took over your blog here.

I'm an ENTJ to your ENFJ... Thinking not Feeling. That's where we differ most, Angels in my Ear

. Clearly... you totally view the world through feelings, and they're just not that important to me I guess.

I would be introverted, which I am sooooo not. Wish I was sometimes... a little more so anyway.

Looks like we actually just have one in common, Elle

. But hey, extroverted counts for lots. I think we make a good team... and Aundria and I are like totally in-sync with our methods but with different perspectives. Totally weird.

Oh, and you can call me whatever you want.

You know you just think I'm a wicked Cinner.

Even Charlie still calls me CinnFrin sometimes, and how much shorter is "Ky"? He actually types more than needed sometimes just because it fits me I guess.

Riot

is the laziest of all. She just calls me K.

Which works... since I usually call her J. Pfft. We're just a lazy, and that's no JK.

Anyway, I still think of you as "Elle" rather than "Ellie". I say "Elle" and then correct it to "Ellie" because... I know better. I just thought of it one way for so long that it sorta stuck. And yes, I have mentioned you with real words before!

And Aundria too, for that matter.

Angels in my Ear

Jul 2, 2015 at 12:55am
In response to "All the Right Notes"

You wanna know what's wired? One of my daughters is named Kylee! It pretty cosmic right? She may not believe in God, but I see him in orchestrating my friendship with both of you.

Take that Cinn.

Elle

Jul 2, 2015 at 12:45am
In response to "All the Right Notes"

We still haven't made that contest, Cinn. We totally should. Would be epic. One entrant for each personality type.

Elle

Jul 2, 2015 at 12:23am
In response to "All the Right Notes"

Whereas you and I only have one letter in common, and Kylie and I have two.

Calling her Kylie feels weird. I usually use people's real names far more than I use handles, but she feels like Cinn to me!

March 23, 2025 at 2:36pm

#1085887

New music

I’ve decided to start counseling and part of that requires me to write a lot about how I’m feeling. I think a lot of why I stopped writing is because I can’t seem to keep up with my thoughts. And every time I have something go through my head it’s only worded perfectly once. And then it’s gone. The older I am the slower my words come. My thoughts won’t slow down.

In my last therapy session we decided I should write about things I like about myself. And I’m having a hard time coming up with the. I wonder if it’s just maybe whiny and needy here and if my self-esteem is low as I think it must be. It just seems that all the things I like best about myself are the things that annoy my family. But I’ll try to list them.

1. Socially outgoing. - I enjoy talking and I love meeting new people. I can speak to anyone and I know how to make them feel comfortable in my presence. This means I will talk to people standing in line next to me or even jump in on conversations that are obviously meant to be overheard. As I write this down, every sentence that has a positive, there’s the negative in my head saying “don’t talk to anyone”. it’s annoying because my family feels like I am overstepping and pushing my way into someone else’s conversations.

When I watch shows like Dr. pimple Popper, a very similar personality to me, there is nothing but good things to be said. Why can’t I find a place where those skills are appreciated and not looked down upon I mean, maybe they feel that way because they don’t understand how it comes so easily to me. Or maybe I just really am that annoying.

2. My looks. I’m not supposed to be proud of that as my kids remind me often. I’ve managed to do keep my weight down, and I put a lot of effort into my hair and nails. I’m so glad that I can look in the mirror at like what I see. For a while there when I gained weight, I didn’t recognize myself on the outside. I’ve lost weight in the last six months and that has helped me to at least confidence in how I look.

3. Empathy and open-mindedness. - I try to see everything from all points of view. To the point that I’m losing myself. But when I speak to other people, my goal is to connect with them. Not to be right. I believe everyone has a different viewpoint and that there is no right and wrong. I understand that we all have opinions based on how we grew up and where we live. All of those things factor into who we are and need to be considered before reacting to someone’s bad behavior.

4. Forgiving. I understand that everyone is doing the best they can. No one is trying to hurt anyone on purpose. No one has evil intent. “Every villain is a hero in his own mind.” as long as I can see that someone truly understand that I am not being to forgive. I don’t like to hold grudges, and I don’t like to have arguments. I have become almost too quick to forgive and end up getting walked on.

5. Introspective. I am always willing to listen to posting view points and challenge myself as to their validity. I don’t dig my heels in so hard that I can’t be pulled out again.

!6. spirituality. I feel a connectionthrough the veil. I am aware that this life isn’t the real me and that I am not a person with a spiritual soul, but a soul with a flesh and blood body. I want to access that part of myself. I feel like I understand the gospel and understand how it fits into God‘s plan. I tried to look at my life through heaven’s eyes.

7. Writing ability. I am proud of my ability to interpret difficult concepts into smaller pieces and to find metaphors that make them easily understandable. I almost speak in metaphor and continually finding patterns through that ability.

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