I feel more inspired by "The Stitch" than I did with the book "Hush".
I ordered 5 Kits - Speak your silence
"Speak Your Silence is a nonprofit on a mission to conquer the stigma of child sexual abuse via #The Stitch, which symbolizes your voice frequency. Profits fund one on one counseling nationwide for those personally affected."
It is a simple concept that accepts Your voice, Your story and inspires You to speak what You have kept silent.
They are not telling you anything, but accepting everything.
They are not trying to direct you into a narrow space with requirements, but is wide open and spacious; accepting you as you are.
I feel inspired to be part of this.
Its potential excites me.
The Stitch understands the power of speaking what you have kept silent...knowing the real you is right behind your voice.
This is easy for me to apply and will now recognize others who wear The Stitch.
I will begin adding this symbol near the signature on my quilts.
And feel proud that I am a member of this fraternity.
For I recall in the first few months after discovering my own abuse...how heavy the burden felt, to be part of the club, of the sexually abused. The weight of it seemed to drown me out. Little did I know, it was the beginning of the road to self discovery.
And each time I spoke of it, the stronger I grew...inside.
What was once a strange voice with strange words...is now very familiar; it's Me.
All of me.
The Me that lived behind the silence.
I love my voice.
I love what it has to say.
I am not sure there is anything more powerful than using your voice and speaking your truth.
It truly sets you free.
The you that is hidden behind the silence.
My imperfections are now perfectly Me.
Each time another one of us speaks their silence, we open up the space wider...sending out courage energy that inspires another.
The Stitch is a Zig Zag, symbolic of your voice frequency...what does yours look like?
What are others hearing you say?
By wearing the orange zig zag stitch, you help conquer the stigma of child sexual abuse and support your loved ones in sharing their stories!
