I wonder sometimes if I use my talents to their fullest extent and I know the answer, no. I don’t think I use my talent everyday and I am sure that if I did I would probably be in a different profession. I guess with the musings of life I get caught up in day-to-day living. Work, family, bills, gas, bills, soccer, gymnastics, bills, you get the picture. Sometimes I lose focus from my calling and get sucked into the vortex of complication.

I am human and I have flaws that are sometimes hard to get over, well at least in my mind. But, while I am sometimes too preoccupied with myself, something jolts me out of my own life and puts me back into a life of service; which I believe to be my calling. I was put on this earth to serve others. To bring understanding and clarity to life’s ups and downs. I do this in my writing, in my speaking with others, and in my gestures. I enjoy spending time doing these things for others as well as myself.

Recently two very important women in my life have been going through very drastic changes in their lives. I am able to help these two women see the brighter side of their situations because I have already experienced them. There is something very important that I need to teach them, and this is why I’ve gone through the experiences I have.

The lessons in life I’ve had help others to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. One woman I spoke to is having a hard time letting a man love her, she is guarded and afraid that he will hurt her in the end. She feels this way because she has been hurt before and I understand that being hurt can leave a person paralyzed. However, after 4 hours of girl talk I am convinced that she will take my words into consideration when she loses her way.

Basically I let her know that there is no way you can control what a person does to you, but you can control how you react. People will do what they will, the lesson we need to take away is that: we need to believe in ourselves enough to know that we are strong enough to pull through it. If you live in a state of mind that is desperate and you feel that you can’t live without someone, then you will believe it. If you live in a state of mind that you are enough all by yourself, and that no matter what the other person does, you will be fine; then you will believe it.

Believing in yourself takes a lot of time and a lot of patience. It takes a lot of self-love and holding on to your gut. Knowing that no matter what anyone does or whatever life throws your way; that you will be able to move through it, will help you enjoy the moments that you have. It is not what people do to you, it is how you react to them that matters.

So when I meet my maker, I plan to have no talent left. I believe that would be best.

(Source: grlwriter.worpress.com)