Dialing Into Your Still Small Voice

By Donna Zajonc

When I was a very young girl, I remember watching my grandma listen to her radio. She would lean in close to hear the voice. What I remember most is how anxious she was about changing the dial. She would ask me not to touch the one knob that moved the station. She explained rather forcefully, that once she found a station she liked, she didn't want anyone to touch it for fear of losing the voice.

Since then, I have often imagined what it must have been like the first time my grandma listened to the radio. Suddenly, she heard voices coming from a strange-looking box with two knobs and a red number along its face. These mysterious voices were invisible, without bodies, yet somehow their sounds traveled through the air and found their way into my grandma's home.

Think about the astonishment she and so many others must have felt! How could a voice travel through the air and emerge from a machine? What kind of magic was this?

My memory is that the wonderment eventually became an anxious concern. Once she found a station and a voice she wanted to hear, she didn't want anyone touching the dial. She was reluctant to risk losing it by changing the station.

I've often thought about that memory and how it relates to our own inner lives. If you stop and listen, it is amazing how many “voices” you may hear inside your mind. Some are loud and insistent, while others are quiet and subtle. Some encourage us, while others question, criticize, or warn us. It can be confusing to hear so many messages. Which one do I listen to?

Think of your thoughts as radio signals operating at different frequencies and volumes. Your mind acts like an antenna, tuning in to whichever signals capture your attention. When fear takes over, your Drama Triangle voices can seem to shout and demand your attention. They are often the easiest to hear because they are trying to protect you from a perceived threat.

There are also voices that emerge from your Creator essence. They speak of inspiration, creativity, and focus on what matters most to you. Your Challenger voice encourages you to face the truth, learn, and grow, even when doing so is uncomfortable. And your Coach voice brings curiosity, compassion, and the ability to listen to ourselves and others without immediately rushing to fix things.

Staying tuned to your Creator essence doesn't mean you never experience fear. It means you don't have to let fear choose the station.

This is especially important when the pace of life presents us with difficult circumstances, uncertainty, or relationships that challenge us. We may not know what to do next, and our inner voices may be competing for our attention. Yet, when we pause and listen, we can often sense a deeper wisdom pointing us toward a more resourceful response.

I have found that the key is trusting that this wisdom is already within me, even when I cannot hear it clearly. It doesn't always provide specific answers or reveal the entire path ahead. Sometimes it simply offers the reassurance that I can meet the moment, trust myself, and take the next step.

The truth is that all these voices are part of me. Each has a message to deliver. Rather than rejecting or trying to silence them, I can become curious about what they are telling me and recognize the influence they have on my choices.

My grandmother was afraid of losing the voice she liked on the radio. She wanted to stay tuned to that one station. Perhaps we can learn something from her reluctance to turn the dial. Once we discover the value of our own Creator essence, we can become more intentional about tuning into the wisdom of its voice within and keeping the dial set right there.

I am curious.  What voices are you listening to these days? And what might you hear if you became still enough to tune into your Creator essence?

Until next time, here’s to the Creator in you,

Donna