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Sometimes the thing we are afraid of doing is the same thing we must do. On the other side of fear is our destiny; it\u2019s where endless possibilities await. When we give in to fear, we give up on our future, our voice.<\/p>\n

Recently I did a motivational talk at a school. A teenager came up to me afterwards and asked, \u201cHow do you manage to speak in front of people like that? I don\u2019t think I\u2019d ever be able to do it myself!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vicki Fourie<\/div>\n
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I responded, \u201cThe more you do it, the easier it becomes.\u201d It made me think of my voice and the journey I went through to find it. More important, it made me think of the voices I listen to and respond to. <\/p>\n

I lost all of my hearing due to a fever I had as a baby. By the age of two, I wasn\u2019t responding when my name was called. Hearing tests determined that I had 97% hearing loss. A defeating voice spoke to my parents, saying, \u201cVicki\u2019s life is over.\u201d <\/p>\n

Another bold voice spoke: \u201cWill you focus on how big your problem is? Or how big your God is?\u201d<\/p>\n

My parents focused on the latter. I received my first hearing aids, and my parents encouraged me to use my voice. My voice was given back to me, and I quickly learned how to speak like a hearing person. <\/p>\n

Fast forward to high school, where jealous girls compared themselves to me. At that stage I wore no hearing aids, so lip-reading was my only means of communication. I excelled in it, but I could no longer hear my voice. <\/p>\n

Was I speaking too loud? Or too soft? Did I mispronounce words? Was I making a fool of myself? The girls knew that and targeted me in that vulnerability. <\/p>\n

My voice was now being silenced. A tormenting voice said, \u201cYour voice doesn\u2019t matter. Shut up; be quiet.\u201d <\/p>\n

I developed a fear of speaking in front of people. After a shooting accident at the age of 14, the voice of depression haunted me: \u201cEnd your life; it\u2019s not worth living anymore.\u201d <\/p>\n

Soon afterwards, I had an encounter with a soft, still Voice that spoke to me and said, \u201cYour life has a purpose. But you have to come and find your identity in Me.\u201d <\/p>\n

I shrugged off the discouraging voices and chose to listen to the Voice that gave me my life back. First, I took drama classes so I could learn how to pronounce words, use my pauses, change the tone of my voice, etc. Then, I signed up to do evangelism at the local hospital every Wednesday, before school. I was getting my voice back by listening to the right voices.<\/p>\n

By the time I finished high school, I was wearing hearing aids again. The 40% that I could hear helped me when it came to waitressing. That disheartening voice came back. When I served people, they would ask why I had an \u2018accent.\u2019 The voices asking me this specific question almost took my voice away again, but I chose not to let it silence me.<\/p>\n

When I won Miss Deaf South Africa, I became a motivational speaker. Now my voice was daring, courageous, fearless, and unafraid. Every time that voice of, \u201cYou\u2019re different; you\u2019ll make a fool of yourself,\u201d came up, I would shut it down by doing more motivational talks, radio and television interviews. On the other side of the voice of fear, is a voice of destiny and purpose. I found my purpose in sharing my story.<\/p>\n

I call this column \u201cVicki\u2019s Voice,\u201d because I believe voices are significant. My voice is unique; no one sounds like me and no one ever will. <\/p>\n

My voice has a certain frequency, a certain vibrancy that only I can bring forth. What\u2019s your story; what does your voice sound like? Do you have something to say? What are you saying? Is it loud and clear? More important, what voices are you listening to?<\/p>\n

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  • Book Vicki as a motivational speaker at your school, church, book club, business, etc., by sending her an email at vickifourie@yahoo.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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