Natural born talent
I am in awe of beautiful performances and I've seen many but was wowed to tears as I watched Kim Yu-na compete in the Olympics in figure skating. One of the sportscasters said, "She has a gift, it's engrained in her, a natural born talent." I couldn't have said it better. There are athletes, dancers, artists, singers, firemen and firewomen, nurses, doctors, engineers, actors and more...that have to be taught to be as good as they are but then there are those that are gifted and talented beyond any explanation. Kim Yu-Na falls into this category.
Not only was she raised in poverty but with the money that she has earned from sponsors, donated over $100,00.00 to Unicef. So, combine that with a natural gift and a giving heart, she is one awesome young lady.
I believe that everyone is born with a gift. Some are obvious and then, others are often thrust upon us to discover when we least expect it. What we do with that gift is totally up to us.
TV Boo was three years old when I decided to try her in gymnastics. She was bashful, always hugging onto my leg when I walked. Her sister on the other hand, was a ham, naturally born with the gift to entertain and act and that was the direction we put her in, acting. I waited to see what TV Boo was gifted to do. The very first day at a gymnastics training center, she wowed everyone, at three years old and did a cartwheel on a four foot beam...coaches not expecting it. She was only supposed to walk across but she decided that there was more to it than just walking it.
She leaped, flipped, tucked and split on the beam and floor and vault and bars. It was her natural born talent that kept her fear at bay. At home, without realizing it, she would walk on her hands from her room to the kitchen and then back.
The very first competition, she scored 5 gold medals and she took it all so very lightly. It meant nothing to her unless she was having fun.
Are you using your natural born gifts? Do you know what they are? If not, why aren't you using them? I used to remind TV Boo that if you don't use your gifts you will lose your gifts.
So, use your gift(s). Someone needs to be gifted by you.
Not only was she raised in poverty but with the money that she has earned from sponsors, donated over $100,00.00 to Unicef. So, combine that with a natural gift and a giving heart, she is one awesome young lady.
I believe that everyone is born with a gift. Some are obvious and then, others are often thrust upon us to discover when we least expect it. What we do with that gift is totally up to us.
TV Boo was three years old when I decided to try her in gymnastics. She was bashful, always hugging onto my leg when I walked. Her sister on the other hand, was a ham, naturally born with the gift to entertain and act and that was the direction we put her in, acting. I waited to see what TV Boo was gifted to do. The very first day at a gymnastics training center, she wowed everyone, at three years old and did a cartwheel on a four foot beam...coaches not expecting it. She was only supposed to walk across but she decided that there was more to it than just walking it.
She leaped, flipped, tucked and split on the beam and floor and vault and bars. It was her natural born talent that kept her fear at bay. At home, without realizing it, she would walk on her hands from her room to the kitchen and then back.
The very first competition, she scored 5 gold medals and she took it all so very lightly. It meant nothing to her unless she was having fun.
Are you using your natural born gifts? Do you know what they are? If not, why aren't you using them? I used to remind TV Boo that if you don't use your gifts you will lose your gifts.
So, use your gift(s). Someone needs to be gifted by you.
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I am so damn sure I am gifted .. now if only I could find where it is hidden in me...Sigh!
Hallie :)
Great post doll. I love the ice skating events. The talent of these young people always blow me away.
God bless your day, sweetie.
As far my talent, I am undecided. I think I am somewhat gifted at writing yet I don't do enough to pursue it. My husband and I had a conversation over the weekend about priorities. Right now, my priorites are my family and raising my daughter over everything else. I'm okay with that right now.
I have decided, however, to squeeze in something for me that I want to achieve. I'm starting a "Mandy's Monthly" segment on my blog and each month I'm going to push myself in a new way to do something or to give back in some day. I'm excited about it.
My gift...is to see people set free. To encourage them along the journey, and to see them try their wings for the first time. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!"
If you don't try things, you won't know whether you're good at them or not. I try to tell people that, but I hear excuses like, "I'm too old" or "I can't", etc.
I loved the story about your daughter being three and showing the world some of her special qualities on a beam!! That is so cool!
What a great post! So often people are waiting for some greatness to be revealed in their lives when they are missing the simple things that God has blessed them with.
Maybe they are great with organizing, cleaning, encouraging, volunteering, it doesn't have to be something magnificent in order to do God's will with our lives. We were all put here to do something great! We just need to be willing to do it.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Tiffany
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Thank you.
And thank you so much for reminding everyone to use what they have been given.
We can make the world a better place if we all give our best : )
PS. No, I never got your email. I wonder if you had sent it when my computer died. I lost all emails that were on that computer. :(
Figure skating is my favorite Olympic event, summer or winter. It's poetry, it's art, it's all that's right and beautiful in the world for a few moments.
People used to tell me that drawing and painting were my gifts, but I didn't think so; I was good, but not great, and I didn't take pleasure from my craft, so I let the talent slip away. I have other "gifts" now, and, yes, I use them, and yes, I enjoy using them.