The Gift of Boldly Sharing

What would happen if we all boldly shared our gifts and talents?

I work in the front office of an elementary school. While I see a lot of people everyday, the high point of my day always comes from one of the kiddos who happen to come in for one reason or another. Yesterday did not disappoint.

A little boy came in to get some ice for an injury and while he was waiting for his turn in the clinic, we started chatting. I told him I liked his sweatshirt. It had Roblox on it, a game my son used to love to play when he was growing up. He was more than happy to talk about Roblox and I remembered that I had a picture of a group art project that my son had done in his college class. His team had built a dinosaur out of potatoes. I shared it with my little friend and he was as expected, enchanted.

He immediately shared with me that he was working on building a robot based on a television show in one of his classes. He told me that his project was 3D and made out of paper. I told him that he needed to let me know when with it was done because I wanted to come and see it. He said he would.

I chuckled about our conversation after he was gone. I had no doubt he was building something super creative and I couldn’t wait to see it. But, he surprised me. Right after the dismissal bell rang, he came into the office with a drawing of his robot. He had the name of it on the top. He had been so excited about our talk that he couldn’t wait to show me.

I was so flattered. It truly made my day. I thanked him and sent him on his way and I carefully packed his drawing and took it home with me. Later that night, as I looked it over again, it occurred to me how brave young children are with their gifts and talents. They know what they like to do and they do it. They don’t second guess themselves a dozen times.

They draw, build, paint, color, write, run, flip, pray and everything in between, with wide open hearts. They don’t care about judgement or criticism. They live creatively because they were meant to live creatively and they are happy to share. I think we grown ups could learn a thing or two from our younger counterparts.

What would our hearts and souls look like if we all boldly and openly shared our God given gifts and talents? What would our communities look like? What would our world look like?

A young friend reminded me of the gift we give others when we share our gifts. We have the opportunity to make someone’s day and sometimes maybe even change someone’s life. Sometimes I need reminding. Perhaps you do too.

Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂