The Rap Session ... talents

4/5/2015

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Rap Session...
I once heard someone say, ‘No one is a stranger. They’re only friends I haven’t met yet.’ Call me an idealist, call me an optimist. Just don’t call me late for dinner! (Ok—I just had to say that). But seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who wasn’t loveable and talented. Unfortunately I have met far too many folks who didn’t know they were talented and loveable.
     Everyone has a unique and valuable contribution to offer the world and it is our responsibility as citizens of the universe to gift the world with our talents. My debut novel, Light on Water, is about discovering your talents and presenting those particular talents to a world so eagerly awaiting them.
    It doesn't matter what your talent is—whether it’s playing guitar, growing prizewinning tomatoes, or becoming the best magician in your neighborhood.  No particular type of talent is better or worse or more valuable than another, it’s just individual creative expression.

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I think talents sort of enter our lives unobtrusively… on tiptoe. I realized I was a writer when I was nine or ten. I would scribble my stories (with illustrations) in those black and white composition books. It wasn’t work – it was fun and time flew by.

So what is it that do you do that is creative and makes time fly by? So much the better if it makes you and others happy. How did you find your talent? Or did it find you?

Feel free to send photos! We all want to see your creative side!

23 Comments

Jessi Podd

4/11/2015 02:24:59 am

One of my most favorite ways to spend time is cooking. It is something that has been a part of my whole life. At the center of it all, with every success and failure in the kitchen, is love. As a kid I watched my mom cook for us and for her friends and family. Despite a sometimes complicated upbringing I am always able to hold onto very fond memories of my mom expressing her love through food. She was always willing to let us help and assist and be a part of this expression, which made it an easy outlet for me. One of the things I love about cooking is that you can bring any emotion to 'the table' and regardless of what that emotion is I always end up feeling a little bit better. Certain foods can always put a smile on my face, and whether I am good at it or not I continue to incorporate it in every aspect of my life. My most recent 'successes' in the kitchen have been centered around creating food for my son who has multiple food allergies. The other weekend I was able to make wheat and egg free waffles that were a thing of beauty. I love being able to share my kitchen and food with those in my life.

Marian link

4/11/2015 06:58:08 am

Just reading this makes me feel like I’m in your kitchen! I can almost smell the savory aromas and hear the laughter! And you’ve made the emotionally nurturing connection to food that brings out all of our best memories. Keep the waffle recipe handy… one of the characters in Light on Water is an excellent cook and an idea for a cook book contest with kid’s favorite recipes is in the works. Send photos! Also, check out this blog…it’s all about the good stuff…food! http://www.wendyweekendgourmet.com/

Sithembile

4/21/2015 04:02:20 am

Speaking of cooking, i love cooking, i have that chef mind state too, where i can taste the dish before i even cook it, i get joy out of cooking as well and there is a lot you can do in business wise these days, internet has made things so easy to express and share your idea, talent to a mass audience without investing a lot of money, love your site, you are empowering people.

Lyn

4/17/2015 08:36:41 am

I love the comment on cooking for someone equating to 'love". That is always the way I have felt! First, cooking is very calming for me. I can be upset, angry, frustrated, nervous, sad-whatever, and cooking neutralizes those feelings. You become focused on what you are doing to the food/recipe and without any effort on my part, all the mess goes away and my head becomes full of what I am doing; what I can add, change, delete, fix with the dish, who would like it, calling them, stirring, tasting--there is just no room left for angst! I love it! Also, I just love to make things I know someone will enjoy! Even my "experiments" are great fun!

Eugenia

4/19/2015 09:53:32 pm

Totally agree, we are all here for a great purpose, but as we grow up, we tend to follow what is everyone else is doing, we do what's our parents tell us, do what is suppose to be good career in this society with good wages. I sang from my heart when i was young, i loved singing but my family discourage me to follow my passion and was consider waste of time and money
I end up doing accounting and now doing long hours on job that does not give me any joy but only pay bills and lot of stress.
Thank you for encouraging people to follow their tallent, no matter what it is! it is your Gods gift, yours only, just do it and it will support all your need and make you very happy.

Joyce

4/21/2015 10:28:07 pm

I love your site, i started paying more attenion on things that i love doing, and i realise i could spend hours without looking at the time, i guess that's the bliss they always talk about! finding yourself, discovering your purpose. We are all unique and and tilented in our own different ways.

Lucky

4/22/2015 06:56:44 pm

Congratulations on your coming book, Light on Water, sounds like its going to be a good read and i hope it will inspire most of us to do something with our talent.

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4/24/2015 04:55:30 am

I love the article, i started very late to think about what i love, for me i had to revisit my childwood and realised that i love art and started doing something about it, it is not easy when you have a family to take care but it is the best thing you can do for yourself, it's never too late to realise your dream.

Alex London

4/25/2015 10:12:40 am

This is totally pertinent to where I am in my life right now! I had no idea that I had a talent for photography. Growing up I didn't have much to do with art - I guess like most boys I was pointed in the direction of sport. Here I am, 5 years after first picking up a camera - I'm now working as a professional photographer and I've never been happier! Finding an outlet for my creative energy actually came as a huge relief to me and I feel a lot more grounded as a person now. It was like the missing piece I never knew was missing!

Janiera

4/26/2015 02:09:50 am

Yes! Great reminder we all have special talents in one way or the other. No one's talent is more important than someone elses. Also, it's cool that everyone's talent is particularly unique.

Nance

5/2/2015 12:17:41 am

I love your comment Janiera-- so true in my view! Talents and gifts are unique and just perfect all of them. It kind of splashes mud on them to put them in some kind of rank rather than hold each one and celebrate it.

Tanya

4/26/2015 02:11:56 am

We should always share are talents with the world because we have no idea how are talents can help other people. A painting could really help change someone's perspective, a song could really change their lives.

Kevin Stevens

4/26/2015 08:09:13 am

Well I'm 60 next year and I'm still finding new talents and things to get passionate about, probably more now than at any other time in my life. I look back at my younger years when I was so career driven and wish I'd given myself more time to explore life more. I'll not make the same mistake again, I fully intend to continue to fill my life with discovery and fun.

5/2/2015 12:20:21 am

The people I meet who have the attitude you are talking about- discovery and fun are on a road of joy!... and it is contagious.

Michael Roberts

4/27/2015 12:12:33 am

A friend of mine got me in to woodworking, I'd never so much as lifted a hammer before but I love it! It's such a release to create something from scratch. I've made coffee tables, chairs and shelving units for family and friends. It feels so good to have an actual physical product that I made at the end of it all and there's something very simple and real about making things with your own hands.

John Petersen

4/27/2015 06:53:11 pm

I desperately want to find my 'hidden talent'. I really feel like something is missing in my life. I'm not particularly fulfilled through work and really feel like there is something else out there for me. I'm not going to give up searching, I really feel that it will be so good for me to find that special something in my life

5/2/2015 12:21:44 am

My hopes are for you! to find it, or for it to find you-- sometimes it's all about experimenting with different avenues and noticing I think....

lyn

5/20/2015 04:08:41 pm

John, I do not believe your talent is " hidden". It is probably very apparent to some one close to you...ask them. They may have seen your face light up at the mention of something or noticed a word or statement that piqued your interest for a moment...and you were unable to hang on to it. Also I might suggest, if you are more physical, explore some quieter or more solitary things. Or try the reverse. As an example, I paint and fire ceramics. I finally talked her into stopping by one of the studio chains where you paint and they fire for you. Well, she walked around marveled, asked questions-she loved the whole idea of it!.....definitely not something she would ever have thought to try. Also keep in mind that all talents are not visible at tangible. Personally I believe I am excellent at being a mom-not something one cane see, but a talent nonetheless.I also can not write worth a darn.BUT I can tell you you are going in the right direction....Or to just abort that mission. But most importantly do not worry about it. Be open to anything...okay maybe not EVERYTHING.....but get out of any box you may be in! And I think It was Nance, who said it will find you! Just enjoy the journey!

Kevin Jones

4/29/2015 08:15:37 am

I'm not sure if it counts as a talent but my passion has always been for playing chess. Ever since I was a little boy when I would watch my grandfather play I've loved chess. Now, I play against people all over the world and have made some amazing friendships.

5/2/2015 12:22:58 am

I love watching people play chess- it truly is a talent! the mapping out together and in your own mind is truly creative.

5/2/2015 12:25:47 am

some of my gifts have shifted over the years- I love finding new ones and sometimes they kind of surprise me. Dance is a gift I have known in myself since I was very young, but now the gift that brings me so much joy and challenge-- is poetry. I really love writing a poem- not one that rhymes a lot or any certain way, just my own poem that tells about some special moments or experience.

Liz Coleman

5/3/2015 11:47:11 am

What a fantastic idea. I value those with the talent of helping others identify and appreciate one's individual talent. Thank you, marion for planting the seed, and writing the book. I find time disappears and magic happens in the garden. Weeding, planting, dead heading, weeding, ...repeat. I love the color, texture and fragrance of flowers.

Amy Satori link

6/3/2015 05:30:55 am

Byron Katie has a similar quote "Everyone loves me. They just may not know it yet." :) I love that one! And it's true. I am a healer. I developed a natural ability for it years ago, but put it on the backburner till I got a divorce years later and had to rely on something to get me by. I had to practice, improve, and quick! And the only person around to help me figure my life out at the point was an intuitive naturopath so, of course, there I went. Today, I'm a very sucessful healer. I love my work and what I can do for others. I could do it all day, every day.

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