Monday, October 13, 2008

who am i?

i have been doing a lot of thinking lately about who i am and what i have to offer. i know that i am a wife and a mother, a daughter and a sister, an admin assistant, a person who loves to sing and play the piano, a person who loves to create things. but i don't feel like i am really good at any one thing.

i could have been or maybe still can be. i have never taken the time or the effort to push myself in any one thing. do i regret this? yes, sometimes. i wish i had taken more piano, voice lessons, more training on computers, spent more time with creative things.

so i am thinking - do i pick something now and try and focus on that or do i just keep being a jill of all trades?

maybe the answer is just to keep being who i am but push myself to do more with what i have now.

just some thoughts.

1 comment:

Lamppostings said...

Hey you. Who are you? You're an amazing Mom, Wife, Sister and Friend (and so much more). We are both blessed and cursed to be born to 2 Generalists and we both are now Generalists. I really do feel like it is a blessing and a curse. We're jack's of all trades and master's of none. It's tough and it's a constant tension, but I'd encourage you to embrace it - know that it's a gift, to the church, to your family and friends. At the same time, pick something, even if it's just for a season, and focus on it - take some lessons or a class, set aside time to develop an aspect of your many talents and get a bit better at something. Then you can move on or if you continue to be inspired, do more.

From one Generalist to another - I love you and am proud of you.