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Today's
Meditation:
We all have our own songs to sing, and they are truly
unique songs. While some people sing of business
success or financial success, others will sing their songs
of having touched lives through teaching or medicine or
volunteering with the poverty-stricken. Someone else
may sing their songs of managing a fast-food restaurant or
a clothing store-- it truly matters not, for all are
necessary in this symphony of life that we're
experiencing.
Sometimes we get to thinking that our own personal
contributions are somehow lacking, that what we give isn't
worth as much as what some others are giving. We see
what others are giving as much more valuable than what
we're giving, and that does a great disservice to
us. Our talents may not allow us to make something
as beautiful or to do something as far-reaching as the
talents of others allow them to do, but they still are our
talents and they still are very legitimate.
It would be such a shame if your genuine voice was
silenced, if it never was heard. It would be a shame
if no one ever saw the things that you're able to make
that are unique to you and your vision and your
perspective on life. I will never find the success
or reach the quality of many other writers, but I still
write and I still enjoy myself doing so. I don't
worry about it not being good enough-- I write from my
heart, and if someone likes what I write, that's
wonderful. But if someone else doesn't like what I
write, that's wonderful, too. At least my work is
out there for them to try out to see if they do like it.
You've been given gifts, some stronger than others, some
less obvious than others. But no matter what you do
with your life, it's important that you use those gifts,
as well as encourage others to use their gifts. If
we can do this, we can continue to contribute to the lives
of our fellow human beings in very positive ways, and make
this world a slightly more positive place each time we
sing our unique song and allow others to sing theirs.
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