MY PICASSO

"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”-Pablo Picasso

We all have something that we are good at. Sometimes it is so obvious that we don’t realize it. Some of my talents are: Making people feel happy, Writing letters, poems, stories,…listening (really listening) to friends and family, using computers, remembering numbers, although I stink at math. :-) They may not be creative talents like sewing or painting, but they are still considered talents.

Talent is not something that everyone understands. Talent used to be a unit of measurement and it now it refers to a gift or unique characteristic that a person has. In a society so in love with individuality, why is it that so many people do not feel special or like they have any talents. Why is it that a lot of people that are special in one way or another strive so hard to just be just the opposite? Why can’t they just accept themselves for who they are?

I believe in many different things: we are all unique, everyone has something to offer us (not material things), all of us are capable of great things. I think it is a personal choice once we know we have a talent to widen it into something positive. Knowledge is something that can be attained, but talent is something we are born with. Be certain to not put away your talents and forget about them. You never know how many people you could have an impact on.

Kevin has a talent of starting home projects and turning them into learning experiences. :-) Right now, his latest project is attempting to install our fence. After renting an auger AND a jackhammer, let’s just say he now wishes we hired someone professionally. Now, it is too late because we spent way too much money on the materials and need to just suck it up and see it through completion regardless of the pain we go through. I think by the end of summer (Kevin wanted me to insert Spring here but I won’t do it) it should be up! We can only hope! :-)