Sacred Gifts
The Threads of Our Design
We all carry gifts. Some arrived with us at birth. Others made themselves known during the periods of life we needed them the most. Most were shaped by our experiences through heavy hardships and bursts of wonder. Our gifts are not accidents. They are threads woven into the fabric of who we are. They are a part of us.
Sometimes we overlook our gifts, because we question them based on the perception of others. We judge our gifts based on how others qualify them. Are we good enough to be considered an artist? We must remember that our gifts are found in the way we see the world and navigate through it. It’s in the way we speak, feel, move, listen and create. It’s an experience and it is uniquely ours.
Our gifts are not limited to the validation of the crowd. They are not reserved for artists, musicians, writers, or visionaries. They belong to the dreamers. Writers simply write. Artists simply create art. Musicians simply play music. To hold the title, we must embrace the craft and our gift is the tool. We must learn to share our gifts. Our gifts are found in the way we notice beauty in the small details, tell stories, and bring our light into the room. It’s our effervescence and it is sacred.
Through growing up in this world that loves to shape us, some of our gifts are nurtured while others were silenced. This is why it is important we learn to celebrate what is our own so we can be free from these elements. Learn to hold space for your gifts and breathe life into the flame of passion that is hungry to grow. Tend to it. Nurture it. Claim it. It belongs to you.
It can be tempting to give up on our gifts, but we lose a part of ourselves in the process. When we reconnect with our gifts, something shifts in our identity. All the parts inside us start to align. We find our voice and our inner vision becomes clear. We value our perspective and what we have to share with the world. It gives us purpose and we feel the most alive. When we create from our gifts, we are remembering the truth of who we are.
There is courage in claiming our gifts. It requires vulnerability to embrace what we have to bring to this world, what wishes to move through us and what we have to offer to those around us. When we deny our gifts, we silence this part, and we deny our own healing. When we honor them, we participate in the restoration of our soul.
Life has a way of convincing us to shrink. It is safe to be small and not to rock the boat. So we measure ourselves against impossible standards that we were never meant for us. We forget that our gift is calling us to embark on our own unique journey. There is no competition. There is only contribution.
Your gifts are something only you can share with the world. It breeds connection by building bridges between people by offering them something new. Maybe you share a lesson, an emotion, or an experience through your creation. Know there is someone out there waiting to receive your creation and they are searching for it. When we are in pain, we look to the gifts that others before us have bravely shared and it helps us to understand our journey a little better. It’s a moment of connection that reminds us we are not alone. As you have received before, give back to those needing to receive.
Our gifts are the tools we use to shape meaning from experience. They are bridges we build between the inner and outer world. They are the language which our imagination speaks. Our gifts were never meant to be hidden, they were meant to be expressed through imagination, creativity, and true presence. They are meant to be seen and received.
Honoring Your Gifts
To honor our gifts is to honor our design. To express them is to actively participate on the journey of our own becoming. Take out your journal and a pen. Allow yourself ample time to journal the following prompts below:
What feels natural to me?
What brings me energy rather than drains me?
What have I always loved, especially when no one is watching?
How do I like to spend time with myself?
What would I create if I was not afraid to start?
We do not need to become someone new. We only need to reconnect with who we’ve always been.