Do Not Disturb

There's an old voice in my head

That's holding me back

Well, tell her that I miss our little talks

Do Not Disturb

Am I good enough? Do I belong? These questions ran through my head after my parents dropped me off to boarding school at 14 years old. I felt isolated when I was told that I had to play a winter sport from October to January, 2 months after I was starting to feel less homesick. “There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back" Well, tell her that I miss our little talks”. This line in “Little Talks” reminds me that I am not alone, but then the question remains: how do I replace my fears with the voice of self doubt?

It wasn’t untilI I recognized this language of self-doubt, when the words made me substitute my fears with bravery. That semester, I signed up for the school’s ice hockey team as the goalie, with no prior experience. In times of worry or trepidation, I listen to the lyrics to manifest the same feeling of bravery that prompted me to pick up an ice hockey stick. The artists bring a meaning to being brave, by embracing the voice in your head. As a women, I am conditioned by society to “take a seat”, bow down”, or “stay in my lane” and that voice haunts me.

“Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same”. (https://genius.com/Of-monsters-and-men-little-talks-lyrics).

Every time, I’m scared to try something new or I fear failing, I hear this voice, and I acknowledge it in the song: then I tell it to quiet down. I don’t miss these “little talks”. The less this voice visits, the better off I am.

Don’t listen to the self-doubt. Don’t justify your fear, because you are conversing with the voice in your head that says you can’t, that tells you why not. My sister’s driving test is tomorrow, so I’ll make sure she silences not only her phone, but this voice in her head.

Referance:https://genius.com/Of-monsters-and-men-little-talks-lyrics

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