share your gift dont be shy

[norral]

i have been doing some reading lately and one of the things discussed is about sharing your gifts. and we all have them . u might be a great listener an inspiring talker, an uplifting soul whatever it is, u might have great knowledge great peace whatever we all have gifts. what stops us many times is a feeling of im not worthy. i have this problem this imperfection etc
etc. u know what we all do we all have stuff that clings to us. but also u know what people dont care. if u have a kind heart and are good at comforting people those people dont care if your diet is not perfect if your speech is not perfect, whatever it is u name it we all got it. what they care about is if u listen to them and help them unburden themselves . a burden shared is a burden halved. when someone showed me compassion i wasnt looking for any imperfections in them. a little story here right after i got out of the service many years ago i was working in nyc. i was on the bus in the morning and i realized i had left the house without any money. my moms friend steve was also on the bus, i had grown up with his kids. i asked him if i could borrow 5 dollars. he whips out 20 bucks and says norral dont worry about it give it to me when u get it. u know even though that was many years ago i still remeber that act, someone believed it me and that was a good feeling. i dont know or care what imperfections steve had. what i do know is that he was kind to me when i needed it that is what i remember. so dont let feelings of unworthiness stop u from sharing your gift with this world . it is needed and it is important

norral

[Cyan]

Seeing as this was posted at almost exactly the same time I asked for guidance on my "welcome" page and this has a answer that applies to what I asked. I will post here and say thank you for the answer =)

[Meerie]

Awesome, I like these synchronicities!

[Ruth]

Bump

I just saw this thread, norral, and thought someone else might need to see it today.

As for my gift - I'm not really sure, but people tell me I make them feel good, warm 'n' fuzzy, loved, important, encouraged, etc. I think they can really feel the Creator's love from me. I hope so anyway.

Light and love!

[Daydreamin]

Great post!

[norral]

yes there is so much warmth and love here and so much love and warmth in people and in us. sharing that means something . it changes this life from a mechanical series of acts, i go to work i eat i come home i walk the dog etc to i share who i am with others and they share themselves with me. and i know personally the thing i love the most is connecting with others. it makes me feel great. so brothers and sisters u are beautiful, u are not alone, u are loved most greatly and u most definitely are needed

norral

[godwide_void]

Being able to connect with people and contribute to co-existing harmoniously with people stems from offering the greatest gift of all: letting your guard down and being yourself and offering the true glimpse of your being to shine through to people, and unconditionally accepting others when they have the courage to do the same for you. Everyone, regardless of their thoughts, words, deeds, appearance, whatever path they've chosen in life, are beautiful in their own ways, and even people's perceived and supposed 'flaws' are intricately linked to their unique beauty. Everyone is truly perfect.

[none]

one of my gifts which i can share is a healing, so welcome any seeker)

[kristina]

A gift I have is making the people rejected in society feel heard and important. Crazy, nutty people always find their way to me and I always give them my time and attention. Not that I have to but because I really want to. I am the "under dog" go to person. Animals, babies, mentally ill, intellectually challenged, handicapped, the abused, the rejected or just difficult to deal with people fall into my lap. I use to hate this but I finally realized it's a blessing. They wouldn't come if they didn't need to be heard. So I hear them. I count my blessings and I'm always on the heads up looking for the next one to come by for a visit. They are all welcomed. There's enough room in this creation for all of us.

[Foha]

I have a double-sided heavy blessing in ability to focus. What piqued the interest and kindled two relationships are ultimately what I'm most ashamed of in my character.