Like a rare and precious jewel, we are all blessed with something unique about us deep down inside.  Most of us live in fear of revealing our true selves, thus it is sadly not shared with the world.  When searching to find pearls we must first open the protective shell, revealing insides that are raw and sensitive…..but it is there inside the oyster, where we find our precious pearl.

Modern times seem to call us to be more mainstream.  Globalization. The sharing of similar technologies worldwide.  And the ideology that we are all the same…  Truth is we do share many commonalities, but we really are individuals with our own perspectives and perceptions.  We experience life from our unique point of view, looking out our own window to the world around us.   Our commonality is probably that no one truly fits in…..we are  all strangers in one way or another.  Strangers together!

Where food is our universal language shared together everywhere, our special gifts tend to be left boxed up and wrapped.  They seem to rarely be opened up.  Yes, the outside may be beautiful, capturing our eyes.  But the joy of what’s inside can bring joy and fulfillment.  It may warm our hearts.  It can leave a special imprint on our lives.

We all take on jobs at that time in our lives when we need to earn our own money and take care of ourselves.  Through education and experience we build skills, moving onto a career which tends to be higher paying and more purposeful.  We tend to feel a greater  satisfaction or connection to our work.   

There is a place where all the pieces or ourselves merge together.  Our jobs, our career, our hobbies, our passions, and our special gifts  blend.  That place uses the greatest part of our intellect in perfect harmony with our heart.  The pieces fit together.

It is our calling!  It comes from inside.  I have heard that call…and I am listening to it!

I will follow my calling!   I am willing to reveal myself transparently and honestly!

It calls me to not live in fear.  It calls me to express myself from the inside out!!

And it is priceless!!!