I'm not looking for sympathy, or encouragement, or anything like that. I'm self-assured enough to not be that type of person.
What I realized the other day is that I seemingly have no discernible talent. I can't make things out of wood, or sew a quilt. I can't draw to save my life. I can't sing, or play an instrument. I can't take really nice pictures.
I've been searching myself and thinking, pondering, wondering if I do have some sort of talent. Maybe I do, and it's been dormant my whole life. Maybe I am just a really ordinary person. Maybe I still need to discover it. I think that it would make a really neat blog, like "Finding My Talent" or something like that, a quest to find out if I really do have any sort of gift.
Until then, I'm going to be thinking and thinking about it.
5 comments:
Well you do seem be good at writing on this blog.
I guess that's why we need to try new things when the opportunity presents itself. We just never know where or how we might discover our hidden talents. =)
You have the ability to see the good in your life in time to appreciate it. That's not as common as we think. And you have the ability to not just express yourself coherently (which is disturbingly rare), but to do so with grace, compassion & humor. Those are talents- but not as flashy as juggling flaming batons or anything.
TYVM Tokenblogger. I appreciate it.
Dawn, this is true. I usually never start or try anything new because I'm afraid to fail. I need to get over that.
Kelly, your words gave me the warm fuzzies. I truly, truly appreciate your comment.
I can easily talk myself into the same mindset. I will say I have gotten better at laughing at myself in my 30s. That helps. Because man, I can fail with the best of them at some stuff. ;-)
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