How Do You Share Your Gifts with the World?

Everyone has gifts — talents, skills, abilities — but not everyone shares them.

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I firmly believe that everyone has a gift to share.

There is not a single person that I’ve encountered in my life who doesn’t have some skill, ability, talent, or strength that is a “gift”.

The issue, most often, is that it might never have been developed.

This happens for many reasons. In some instances, it was a lack of encouragement. In others, no motivation. Some reasons why people don’t share their gifts — or truly know what they are — are benign while others are malignant.

A benign example — you came from an environment where opportunities to work on and with your gift were few and far between. Other needs, obligations, and requirements on your time impacted who, when, where, and even if you had the chance to develop your gifts. It was a matter of circumstance.

A malignant example — you were openly discouraged from pursuing or working with your gift. Maybe a jealous parent denied you had a gift, discouraged you, or otherwise offered no support. Perhaps you were told it was no big deal, you were unworthy and undeserving of your gift — or something else of this nature. You were made to shunt your talent…