You don’t write, you don’t dance, you don’t believe, you don’t dream, you’re scared to want, scared to change, scared to take that leap of faith because of the risk. The world is so full of people who waste the talents given them by being too scared to share their gifts. I understand the risk involved with sharing talent because sharing talent is sharing a piece of your deepest self. If you share your talent, your letting the world peer into the deepest parts of who you are, but what most of us don’t realize is the fact that most of the time, those things: hidden in desks, saved files, video cameras, back rooms, unfinished books, and journals, are jaw dropping, uplifting, inspiring, world-changing, talents that could change a generation.
We are a world of 6,890,999,448 people and you know what we all have in common? The ability to change the world through our talents and life stories. Cliché? I don’t think so. Those words are just as true today as they ever were before. You, YOU have a story, a novel, a textbook of life. Your story is about your experiences, conversations, friendships, pains, lesson learned, lessons not learned, wrongs, rights, unspeakable happiness’s, and no one can take your story from you. It’s yours, the one thing that you own indefinitely.
I have confidence that your story could give goose bumps, that your talents could bring people to tears of joy, that you, as a creation, are what the world needs to see and hear. If you think people need to be more honest, share their talents, speak their pain, be more open, maybe you should start with you. What if your part of that problem? What if the world needs to see you? The raw exposed you: pain, brokenness, joyousness, and redemption for the world to see?
This is what I’ve come to learn; nothing is more tangible, or life-changing, as someone else’s experiences and talents.
I plead with you, beg of you, and encourage you. Share your story. Share it in dance, in song, in theatre, in book pages, blogs, and facebook-notes, share it in ways that make the world look upon you in awe. Share your story with confidence, vigor, without expectations, or preparation, share it in ways that speak to the lives of the people your sharing your gifts with. It is within all our means to make a difference through the stories that are continually being written called our lives.
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Well said. I do not compliment many people on their ability to communicate, and frankly, you have been included in that when I have talked to you in the past. However, Steven this is excellent! You have the touch, the finesse, that you only see once in awhile, but when you see it, you know at a visceral level, what you are looking at. I am looking at raw talent. You must continue to write, even when you don't want to.
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