Recently I was asked the question, “What is your gift?” That is a question I had never thought about. I wonder how many others have ever considered this question. We grow up trying to fit into the dynamics of our families. We are the good son or daughter, at least we try to be. If we marry that focus suddenly shifts. We create a life with another person. If we have children, that adds to the puzzle, but we are focused on living, making a home, building a career. Do we ever wonder, “What is my gift?”
I have a friend that loves and is loved by the special man she married. When I mentioned this to her she thought a long time before telling me she thought her gift, if you could call it that, was her ability to listen. Yes, that is a special gift.
Some have so many gifts it is hard to count them all. The ability to play music, to paint, to build something special and meaningful like a building or a bridge.
I look at myself and I think maybe, maybe my gift is the ability to write or maybe my gift is my ability to dream! As I look back through the years, I think the most important gift is to love and be loved in return. It is a dream most of us dream and a few of us never feel like we achieve.
What are your gifts?
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