my girls have the notion that i have no talent because i don't play an instrument, or sing, or act, or all of the above. the truth is, i've been struggling with the idea of having talent or not having talent since i was a teen. i mean, how was i to compete for miss america without a talent! (shattered dreams my friends, shattered dreams.)
but the truth of the matter is that i don't perform. that's my sister's department. and i don't play a sport. that would be my brother. what i am and who i am isn't divided into tangible talent that can be displayed through trophies and team jerseys (even though i wish it could and i find all that to be totally awesome). who i am is different. and it's taken me a long time to come to gripes with all that.
i'm an academic. a good listener. a fabulous stylist and designer. i am a pop culture fiend and lover of all things modern. i feel indebted to the world and will spend the rest of my life repaying it all. when i love i do so with everything i am.
i tell my girls that my job here is to make them good people. they have instructors to make them good artists. to be a good person is a life skill, and a whole other art form.
i may not be able to perform in any pageant. but the skills i have will last forever.
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