Leverage your abilities
Many of us in some way lack confidence. We may feel unsure and uncertain about our capabilities, at least some of the time. We may worry that we don’t have what is needed to create a good life for ourselves.
In this we likely underestimate our skills and talents, and not least of all, our ability to learn new, interesting, and useful things. If we don’t have what it takes presently to succeed at our dreams, we have the capacity to master the knowledge of how to do so. We can grow in ways that support our goals.
We may not feel sure of the skills we do have and may be uncertain about flexing them. What if we don’t succeed at the first try? What if we’re not talented enough? What if we fail?
But this is why we learn things and have skills, so that we can flex our abilities to create a good life. After all, why else would we have these gifts, if not to use them?
Most good things don’t come to us on the initial attempt. It may take numerous tries to achieve our desired outcome. But each go around teaches us more. We learn to try smarter, we gain understanding of capabilities we need to learn and foster, we gain confidence in our ability to persist.
When life goals come to us to easily and readily, we may not value what we achieve. We may even feel a bit bored and blase about our success. It was no big deal, after all.
But when we’re challenged a bit, learn new skills, or find strength in our self-reliance, we savor our accomplishments more. The wait and effort make us appreciate the outcome.
Today’s message encourages me to make the good use of my abilities and gifts on a regular basis. This is the present I can give myself and all of Creation, to be who I am as fully as possible.
Please reflect and share. Are you comfortable flexing your personal mojo?