Rediscovering Your Gifts...

Growing up, one of the things that I enjoyed doing with my sister was not playing dolls or school like many young girls - you could always find us doing newscasts or infomercials before we even knew what infomercials were.  We would grab anything that we could find to create commercials and to give speeches to our non-existent audience.  We were always writing books, writing songs, and writing poems.  When I look back on those days, I now see that these were gifts that God gave to us that He was slowly cultivating in what we thought was just playtime. 

Somewhere along the way she and I both started to follow other paths but were never able to find any peace or pleasure in what we were doing.  It took a while but we both now are on the paths that God was trying to lead us on from the beginning.  I finally rediscovered my gifts and decided to get back on the path that God had set.  That non-existent audience has now transformed to live audiences who want to hear about finding their purpose, enhancing customer service skills, and enhancing management/leadership skills. 

If you are still trying to figure out what you are supposed to be doing, looking back to the days of your youth is a great way to rediscover your gifts and to see what path you were being led to follow. Think back to the days of your youth and write down anything that you can think of that you enjoyed doing when you were younger, no matter how silly it seems.  What things came naturally to you?  What, of those things, have carried over to your adult life? 

This should help some of you who are still struggling with what you should be doing...Stay Tuned

LaTorya L. Nettles