Tag: Gift

Why, with our gift, our we still waiting for something?

Painting of scene of cows in stream
The Herd mentality is ok with ‘stuck’ – because it’s easier than getting unstuck

 

Let’s say we are stuck at work with something we can’t control, for any reason imaginable.

There are some things we think we can’t control, but can. Let’s not confuse the two. Okay?

We have a gift, but it looks like we’re still waiting for something.

The gift?

The ability to walk away.

Impossible?

Sure feels like it.

You don’t have to quit tomorrow.

Plan your exit one slow, steady step at a time.

You have the gift.

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No seriously, you have a gift

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every last one of us possesses a unique gift to offer the world

Without knowing it most of my life, the thing that held me back was thinking I didn’t have a gift to offer the world. Now in my 50’s, I can actually see the rampant prevalence in society. Thing is, the prevalence has always been there. It’s just that now that I’ve overcome my own insecurities, it’s easy to spot in others.

Here’s the other thing, and this has been around for eons too – everyone has a special gift to offer. This is also easy for me to spot, and quite exciting.

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You have a gift

gifted?
gifted?

Leaving yesterday’s presentation, one of the sponsors hollered, “You have a gift”. I really have a hard time accepting comments like this. Hard to feel deserving or worthy. Didn’t give it much thought until I started writing this post.

Actually, we all have “a gift”. It’s called Summer. It’s here. It’s real. We all get the same one. But will we have a hard time accepting it, feeling worthy of it? Or will we unwrap it and live (work) like we mean it?

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