Are You Wasting Your Talents?

I was recently told that I shouldn’t let my talents go to waste. Yeah, I guess this is true. The fact of the matter is, many of us let the precious gifts that God gives us go to waste on a continual basis. It’s as though we are directly spitting in the face of God rejecting the very gifts that makes us special and set apart from everyone else in the first place. Harsh? Maybe. But it’s true nonetheless.

What are you called to do that you know no one else on this earth can do better than you? For me, I was given the wonderful gift of gab and being able to write. Aaaaahhhhh, I can already sense the eye rolls and blank stares many of you are giving me as we speak. Some of you are thinking, great you don’t know how to shut up and you can put words together in a sentence, GOOD FOR YOU (uninterested voice) :-/ !!! But even with your sarcastic wit, trust it is not as easy as it sounds…

For one, when I speak and/or write I do it to relieve much unwanted stress and tension from my life. Two, I do it in an effort to inspire others. And three, I write until I completely get my point across. Hell, have the time I’d rather write someone a letter rather then talk to them face to face. It definitely comes in handy if lets say I had to deal with a nasty breakup, quitting a job or even cleverly telling someone off leaving them demystified as to whether they should be flattered or insulted lol. Terrible I know, but still funny to say the least!!!

Yes, having a big vocabulary and knack for putting words together has gotten me through much boring school assignments and even getting my first internship at the Chicago Tribune. It’s my thing, my mojo, it’s what God gave me in order to serve His purpose and NOT my own. And hopefully His purpose could have me becoming the next Oprah Winfrey, smiling on the cover of Essence magazine, enjoying my family and riches laying on the Virgin Islands with a handsome pool boy named Winston serving me Pink Moscato to my heart’s content :-) (I‘m just saying lol)!!!

Either way I challenge you to think about what is your special talent? Really think long and hard about it. Everyone has something that’s special from the rest of their peers. What could you do with your time that would fill a certain void in your heart or even inspire someone else to do the same? If it’s singing, sing! If its dancing, dance! If its helping others, by all means help! Lord knows we all should be doing more of that last one anyway! But no matter what you do make sure you give it your all, not wasting any of it even in the slightest measure. It’s what makes you, you :-) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like always stay blessed, beautiful and divinely favored!