Using talents and abilities/Disinterested in self

[caressa]

Not sure if this has ever been discussed but it hit home with me today. I was sharing with a friend last night and told him that an old friend has said, "You are many things but stupid isn't one of them." I have often done stupid things, but that doesn't make me stupid. The same as making mistakes doesn't mean I am one. It was important to endorse myself and not continually go to others for approval. It is important to be who I am in the moment. It was important to recognize that I am many things and the journey of getting to where I am in today, makes up who I am. I can't discount my life although there are parts of it I would like to forget but all of it helped me to grow and find that Inner Self and Self-Knowledge.

I spent so many years not caring for myself and discounting who I was and what I had accomplished. I did not think I was worthy and deserving of goodness in my life. For me, God is good, good is God and I am a Child of God.

[SunnyGirl]

Not sure I've seen this topic discussed.....

I'm not altogether sure that I have any God given talents,
other than the "gift of gab"..... As for abilities,
I'm not sure what noteworthy abilities I might have.
Maybe humor? or not!

Disinterest in self ? Actually I am pretty low maintenance
and am more interested in others.

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl

[MrDuck]

Talents come in many varities. It really doesn't matter what talents or abilities one has if they don't use them. My kids often joke about who is going to get my tools when I died. I told them they would be better off to auction them off. If they don't know what to do with them they are of no value to them. Talents can come in the simplest form.

I remember last year when I was having a bad day. Wife was in a store shopping and I was sitting in the car in my poor Ron mood. A guy came walking by. He could not lift his left leg and dragged it along and walked as best he could. The guy looked at me and smile and said, "Have a nice day." GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR as if I wanted to hear that. As he walked away I thought to myself, "Ron your real jerk. You have two good legs and here you sit feeling sorry for yourself." So I got out of the car and went inside. Still not in a good mood. There was a couple that looked like they where slow in mind and guessing just looking at stuff as didn't look like they had much money. But the part that got me was their where holding hands. The free hand that each had was on a wheelchair that they where pushing. I am assuming it was their son in the wheelchair. A kid about maybe 12. I followed them around the store some wondering to myself if I should give them some money to buy something. Than it happened. The kid spotted me. He looked at me and smile and as best he could raised his hand a little to wave to me. That did it. I lost it. Had to get out of there as the tears where about to come. So much for my trying to have a Ron day haha. Both people had the same talent. They smiled at me. A cencern smile. Everyone has talents. To many people whine about not being as talented as someone they see or know rather than being thankful for the talents and abilites they do have and using them to the best of there abilities.

I am not the brightest crayon in the box. But I do know how to get my arse out of bed in the morning and doing what I am capible of doing and doing it as best as I am able to. God didn't give me a lot of money. But He did give me a brain to use. Seems to be more productive when working than whinning.

Merry Christmas,

Ron

[SunnyGirl]

I re-read my post, I hope it doesn't sound like I
am whining about not being talented. I get
along in life just fine with what ever abilities I
possess. Never felt that I was handicapped ;D
There are many people that are smarter, prettier,
richer, etc etc etc. But the good news is.....
I am happy as a clam.

'm sure I must have a talent,
I just can't seem to come up with a name for it!

Hugs, SunnyGirl