Honoring our Gifts
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” ~Mary Dunbar You have a gift I know that You know that You are scared it will reveal itself Our gifts are sacred. They are also hugely undermined by their carriers. When I first took to writing, it was a little "Mansfield Park" journal that no one was allowed to touch. The reason being - its sacred which I still hold to be true but the other reason baffled me for a long time. I didn't want other people to make fun of me. The consideration that anyone could find what I write to be good enough seemed far-fetched. My writing gave me great solace in my times of darkness. I would re-read my essays, notes and poems and come out feeling like I got my energy back. But it was not for the world. We can name that a lot of things - lack of self-esteem or self-confidence. But it was something more... I didn't consider writing