Creative Freedom

Owning Your Voice And Your Story

We have spent the past two weeks talking about freedom what it looks like, how it feels, and how much of it we actually have.

But what is the point of freedom if we never use it?

What is the point of breaking chains if we are still scared to open our mouths?
What is the point of healing if we are still ashamed of the story that made us?

Freedom means nothing if you spend it hiding. At some point, liberation must become expression.

Many people think freedom is about escape. But it is not. Freedom is permission.

Permission to be seen, to be heard, to exist as your full self without apology. It is daring to show up even when you are uncertain and your voice shakes.

Somewhere along the line, we learnt to tone ourselves down, to speak softly so we don’t offend, to dim our light so others feel comfortable.
We edit our stories so they sound prettier, cleaner, easier to digest.

But every time you silence your truth, you betray your own freedom. Every time you let shame dictate what parts of you can be seen, you keep your story in chains.

Hear me,

You are allowed to speak. Yes, you are.
You are allowed to tell your story without apologising for how messy it sounds.
You are allowed to exist in full volume, not as a watered-down version of what is acceptable.

And no, not everyone will understand it. And like I would always say, ‘that’s okay’.
Some will misunderstand you.
Some will call it pride or oversharing.
But you don’t owe safety to the same systems that silenced you.

When fear asks ‘What will people say?’, ask ‘What am I saying?’

You owe truth to yourself.

So, if your voice shakes, let it shake.
If your story bleeds, let it bleed.
But speak anyway. Write anyway. Create anyway.
Because the only thing worse than being silenced is learning freedom and still choosing to whisper.

The world doesn’t need a perfect you.
It needs a true you.

Be the rebel who refuses to stay silent.
Be the free one who uses her freedom to awaken others.

I am owning my voice today because a lot of women before me dared to own their voice. And now, my voice is awakening others.

Be the one who tells her story without shame, because that story is proof that you survived.

That is what creative freedom is all about. The courage to live unedited, or better put, beautifully edited to highlight who you have become and are becoming.

So please, tell your story in your way, in your tone. And with your truth.

As always, I am rooting for you.

_Chinaza Favour🌱

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