We are all blessed with various gifts and talents. Some we develop and others lie dormant. Some we are aware of, and others remain hidden. I was very blessed with many talents. I remember a friend of mine in the 90’s (lol yes, the 1990’s, way back when), saying to me, “I always wondered why you weren’t using your talents more.”
I suffered from low self-esteem for a period of my youth, as we all do. Her comment made me think about the parable about the talents, but I did not understand it at the time as I do today. You see, burying or hiding your talents does not honour the gifts you were given from the Universe, from Creator, from God, from the Divine Almighty. Some are blessed with much, and multiply them into many more talents. Some are blessed with few, and multiply them into more talents. And some feel like they are not blessed with any talent at all, but that is false. Even if there is one thing you are very good at, you need to honour your life by using your talent to the best of your ability.
I want to encourage those of you who think you were only blessed with one talent: You may actually be WAY further AHEAD than some of us who were blessed with many. By focusing on that one talent, you likely will go further than I ever did in any of my many talents. Besides, who is defining “talent” or “gift”? Each life is a gift, and I know you have a lot more talent in your everyday actions than you give yourself credit for.
They say, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” I used to believe that, but I don’t anymore. We can become masters of many things in our lives, but it takes time. You do not become an expert in anything by snapping your fingers or taking a 3-hour course. Not even a week-long course. Mastery takes time, experience, failing and succeeding. Learning and forgetting and learning again. My first mastery goal was to master my own self: my thoughts, my words, and my actions. I am an expert at being myself, but I recently discovered that I can still fail at that, too, as weird as that may sound. You might be able to read about that in my “Intimate Relationships” section… if I end up publishing that story. 🙂
In this section, I will be sharing my gifts and talents with you as that is what we are each called to do. When I started my second business, I did not tell anyone about these gifts or talents for a long time. I had become tired of the judgement that came with being in the public eye. I wanted people to get to know me as a person without the tainted view of assumption and judgement about artists, musicians, actors, comedians. I now know that I must share my talents, even if part of me has become extremely uncomfortable with this. Having focused on developing my spiritual higher self, I consider posting images of me or of my achievements is ego filled. Hopefully, I can keep that in check as I continue to share myself on this blog. I am still working on lessening ego, and becoming ego-less. I know that is only possible by staying off of social media and having blogs and video channels etc. However, since my goal is to have you know me and understand me, all of these gifts are part of me and made me who I am. I am happy with what I have accomplished, and try to set aside what I view as my failures to achieve what society would define as ‘success’. To me, success is the freedom to live life the way you want to live it. It is accomplished by defining your own success, and not succumbing to the ideals of a society that focuses on things that may not be aligned with your own belief system. I do not now, nor have I ever, aspired to popularity and worship of my physical image.
I define my own success. Comparisonitis is something that I came across in self-help books way back in the 90’s. One of the most beneficial things I did for my self-esteem was to stop comparing myself to others. That also means choosing not to continually investigate what others are doing, or observing others and then trying to do the same or better. We are each unique and have a purpose to our lives. You are here for a purpose. You are here at this point in time, with this population of people, at this point of human civilization, for a reason.
I have most often and nearly always chosen my own path without outside influence. Yes, truly. I stayed away from watching TV or reading books that would influence me before I had created my own idea of my life and the course I wanted to follow. It had its advantages, and disadvantages. There are a lot of books I haven’t read, BUT, I developed my own idea and vision for this world. I know the sacrifices I made were all worthwhile because they lead me to now. My goal was to be unique and develop good character without following someone else’s notion of what that should be. Of course, I was still influenced by my surroundings and the inspiration I found here and there. But the vast majority of what I created was created out of my own imagination. I have been blessed with an abundance of creativity, and it is one of my greatest strengths. It is one of my greatest gifts.
I hope that in sharing my talents and gifts with you herein that you may find joy, fun, relaxation, or inspiration and getting energized!
I love you. I believe in you. You can be greater than you are. You are already great. Reach for the stars and go for it!
Love,
Dawn
