You are special.
I was just sitting in my car, just before work, revising the writing on my story "Once Upon A Romance", and a thought struck me.
"I'm amazed that I can do this. I am special." We all need to be reminded of our talents.
There is a song out there which dissatisfies me. The opening line reads "No one knows what it's like..." It dissatisfies me because it embraces one of the two mistakes I observe people making. People assume no one is like them, or they assume everyone is like them.
Yes, we are all "unique snowflakes", but every snowflake possesses a crystalline structure.
I examine the stories from my book, "I'll Try Anything Once" and immediately my mind plots ways to improve the sentences, to say what I wrote, but better. That is a talent I possess, which others might not.
I am reminded of my stepson. Charismatic, smart and thoughtful. When he was young, his mother warned him if he did something, or touched something he was not supposed to, he would get spanked. He looked at what he wanted to do, and asked,
"How hard?"
"I'm amazed that I can do this. I am special." We all need to be reminded of our talents.
There is a song out there which dissatisfies me. The opening line reads "No one knows what it's like..." It dissatisfies me because it embraces one of the two mistakes I observe people making. People assume no one is like them, or they assume everyone is like them.
Yes, we are all "unique snowflakes", but every snowflake possesses a crystalline structure.
I examine the stories from my book, "I'll Try Anything Once" and immediately my mind plots ways to improve the sentences, to say what I wrote, but better. That is a talent I possess, which others might not.
I am reminded of my stepson. Charismatic, smart and thoughtful. When he was young, his mother warned him if he did something, or touched something he was not supposed to, he would get spanked. He looked at what he wanted to do, and asked,
"How hard?"
He had to ability to tell a very persuasive story to get what he wanted, but the thought of putting those words to paper put him in a cold sweat. Writing was not his talent, other things were.
For a while I worked on a play in the set department. Among my tasks were to build a door, and construct a swing for two people, that would hang from the rafters. For a while there I could not look at a door without considering how hard it would be to take that door apart. I admire people who possess that talent, who can put a building, or even a room together.
Everyone has a talent for something. Remind yourself to be proud. It is one thing that makes you unique.Everyone has problems in their life, like everyone else. You have them for two reasons. One, so you can reach out to someone who has gone through what you are going through. So don't assume you are alone in this life. Two, in having gone through a problem, you can reach out to those who are struggling with what you went through. So, don't assume you have to be alone.
You have talents, you have problems, you can help others, and you can accept help. You are special.
Everyone has a talent for something. Remind yourself to be proud. It is one thing that makes you unique.Everyone has problems in their life, like everyone else. You have them for two reasons. One, so you can reach out to someone who has gone through what you are going through. So don't assume you are alone in this life. Two, in having gone through a problem, you can reach out to those who are struggling with what you went through. So, don't assume you have to be alone.
You have talents, you have problems, you can help others, and you can accept help. You are special.
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