Talent..where does it come from??

Sorry for my lack of writing lately...I have a lot going on with work and preparing to move and just general life but I will try to do better!! :)

So this past weekend we went to a party, it was fun, got to meet some new people and enjoy some guitars and singing.  Looking around the room at a variety of people, it got me thinking, why do certain people have certain talents?  I mean, I can guess why on a scientific level but plainly on a cognitive level, it really got me thinking.
We had a very yummy and amazingly decorated cake while we were there by lovely Kathleen Donovan (check out her page on Facebook) but then even though she had a cold she sat down and sang better than I ever could, cold or not, and played the guitar.  That was three talents all in one night that were displayed...cake making, singing and guitar.
Then not once but TWICE Peter played an original song that he literally made up on the spot!  He made up two whole songs by just starting to play his guitar and singing.  I was honestly floored when he told me that he just made them up as he went along.  They were really good and he would never remember them the next day but the fact that he could do that just blew my mind!
For a moment I thought, well this is all really rather unfair! haha  Also there were others playing guitar and singing and they looked free and comfortable and they really enjoyed their talent.
Rather than feel sorry for myself it got me thinking, there has to be something we are all good at!  It might not be something so overt such as singing or playing a guitar or being able to dance really well but we all must have something.
How often do we appreciate the things we are good at and really give ourselves credit?
It is a lot easier to pick ourselves apart with the negatives and a lot of people also feel that if they display or celebrate their talents that they will look arrogant or like a show-off.

I think though that it is really important to take a moment and recognize what we do well, what special gifts our parents and nature have given us in our almighty DNA!

Even though my potential has gone mostly unused so far in life, I do feel I have a talent for writing.  Even just writing the previous sentence I feel guilty for saying that but why?  It isn't as if I am saying, I am THE best writer ever.  I so am not, obviously but to even say I am good at something is hard to put out there.

Not everything we are good at is a talent such as being a good listener or being able to give good advice but they are positives and you should be able to recognize that.

What do you do well?  What is your talent and do you give yourself credit for having that talent?  Is your talent being wasted or used?

I admire people with overt talents and who use them and do celebrate them by sharing them with others!
What if figures such as Jackson Pollock or Bono or Mark Zuckerberg had kept their talents to themselves?

Just some food for thought!

Still reading...Water for Elephants and it is most excellent, I just haven't read much lately but I will!!

Until next time...xo