Give
GIVE = to make a present of; to bestow, deliver to another, allot, grant, commit, devote
QUESTION: Do you know - you have something valuable to give?
STORY: My kindergarten teacher came up and told my mother: Heather is drawing all the time. I recommend that you support her with drawing. Well, this was very important for my mother to hear as she had used drawing to heal herself from a nervous breakdown when she was 19 - many years before I was born. Mom definitely supported me with drawing! Every person is born with a creative seed deep within them. This SEED is a gift that lives within our heart and our task is to do the “WORK” to draw out this gift in some kind of expression. Maybe it is to be a poem or a drawing, painting, sculpture, dance or a song. In 2002 my first book, Drawing as a Sacred Activity was published. You are the only one who can develop the unique SEED within you and share it with others in the world.
QUOTES
“The meaning of life is to FIND YOUR GIFT. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ~ Picasso
“The best gifts come from the Heart - not the store.” ~ Sarah Dessen
“The mutual practice of giving and receiving is an everyday ritual when we know true love.” ~ bell hooks; “Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that.” ~ Tom Krause
EXERCISE
STOP.
Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath. Relax and allow your unique gift (talent) to come to mind.
Get your pen and paper and write a few words describing this GIFT that lives in your HEART and how it desires to be drawn out into expression. And if you have another minute or two, scribble some lines expressing your joy in bringing your gifts into expression. Move into your day with your gift in hand.