Use Your Skills and Talents

This week, we learned about being grateful and we also learned ways to help us find our path in our careers.  On of the things that I thought of when I looked back on our studies this week is the need we have to be grateful for our skills and talents.  I have not always been proud of my talents. I am a smart person who is generally able to catch on to new concepts quickly.  When I was in school, it was not a popular thing to be smart, and I have never liked to stick out.  The average student would comment on my good grades, and some of the smart people resented how quickly I picked things up, so I found myself frequently trying to hide my intellect.  It took me growing into adulthood and marrying my husband to finally accept my intellect as a blessing and not something to be hidden or ashamed of.  We all have skills and talents that are unique to us.  It is our responsibility to find a way to help others using the gifts we have been given.  It is also important that we show our gratitude to our Heavenly Father for giving us our gifts, so that we may help others. 

This leads into the next thing point that stood out to me this week.  It is important that we find a way to use our skills and talents to bless the lives of others.  There is more than one path to finding our own way.  My path has taken many years with twists and turns.  I worked many jobs in college, then quit after having my first baby.  From there I became a stay at home mother, and caretaker to my husband as he battled mental illness.  Now, the path has turned back towards a career, however, I now have a new perspective.  I have found that I have a deep love for math and finances.  I am currently exploring that path as I work at an accounting clerk.  I’m not sure where I will end up, but if I keep my eyes open to new opportunities while learning as many skills as I can, I know I can be prepared when opportunity knocks.