Certified Voice Artist Program: Day 3 of a Dream 10 Years in the Making

 I'm... still having mixed emotions about the fact that this is our second to the last session. For starters, I won't deny that getting certified and getting to do actual voice artist work is super exciting but at the same time, we'd have to bid goodbye to the fun Saturdays with CVAP Batch 3 and Sir Pocholo Gonzales. Surely this wouldn't be the end of it -- in fact, we barely even begun -- but the CVAP sessions became such a great part of my routine that I can't help but be a tad bit sentimental.

Ah, but that's not the only reason why my emotions are all over the place right now as I write this, too.

I want to talk about the most important lesson I learned from our 3rd session which is, I think, a valuable one that all of us should always keep in mind.


"OUR VOICES MAKE US ALIVE. OUR VOICES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OURSELVES."


Okay, let's go beyond the literal sense here. Sure, our voices are a vital aspect of our means of communicating with other people, but have we ever thought about its key role in talking to ourselves as well? 

The 3rd session reminded me that our voices go beyond the sound coming from our vocal cords. It captures our mindset, too, which eventually translates to what we say and how we say it. It speaks about our emotions and principles, our beliefs. It makes us known to other people. It's our influence or lack thereof. 

I could go on but you get the idea, yeah?

Powerful.

Absolutely outstanding.

In all honesty I didn't think much of it prior to our CVAP sessions. We all expected to simply learn about the technical side of things and have loads of voice acting activities, but other than all that and more, we learned about ourselves. We learned to listen and love our own voice so that through it, we can touch the lives of others as well.

What a deep thing to think about, isn't it?

I learned how to be more careful not only with how I talk or what I say, but also with how I allow my mind to formulate my thoughts while still honoring how I am as a person. 

Above it all, I'm learning how to be more self-accepting; to be more fearless in telling myself that I am great. Because... what's the whole point in writing all these if I'm not coming from a standpoint of belief, right?

And that's the whole point of it. That's CVAP.

I become, I believe, I am. 

This whole journey is perhaps the most empowering one I've ever gone on.

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