Having my own Voice

Today one of my team members told me I could not tweet about politics or religion. I totally got what she was saying about being politically correct and I can somewhat agree with her. But, do I really want to be politically correct at the expense of my own voice being heard?

Do I have to be silent at my disappointment that the country seems to be more outraged that someone got voted off of Idol than a potential government shutdown? To be politically correct I have to care that a lot of people love American Idol....actually I have been watching it this season as well. And I have to be concerned that if I say America doesn't care about her poor, people will be offended.

As I looked at the various polls today it was quite clear that most of America is not concerned with the possibility of a shutdown. What I've come to realize is that when it's not lurking at our front door we tend to not care or notice. And those who try to bring awareness to something not effecting my life can become offensive.

I believe being true to yourself is the most important part of being you. I think that having a true authentic voice is a breathe of fresh air. I like that I get it and that I care about those less fortunate than me. Because truth is at any given moment any of us could be one of those people.

Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. - Martin Luther King Jr.