August is a 'Time to Share'. I think about things that I have learned over the years, skills, hobbies, and anything that would be of benefit to someone else. I'm often hesitant to share myself with others. I feel that what I have to share might not be that valuable to others. Who doesn't already have this recipe? I'm not the only one that takes photographs so what makes me so special? Why are we hesitant to share? Every individual, no matter what skill set or talent they have, offers something different for one reason; perspective. The way we learn something might differ from another, our different backgrounds offer different insights that yes, some may see as the same, but others might see quite differently. Too often I think what I have to share isn't good enough to share with others, or that it simply isn't different enough or unique enough. When I think about my artwork I do this a lot. Lots of people make abstract art, lots of people make it the way I do with the same colors that I do. Is it really that different? Especially because we live in a world with endless amounts of information overload, it can be easy to think that what we have to offer will get lost in the masses. And maybe it will. But if there was one person that connected with you, one person that resonated with what you had to offer, one person that you shared yourself with, then wouldn't that be enough? We don't have to reach mass audiences to make great impacts. Sharing can be a scary thing to do, I'll be the first to raise my hand here. I don't like sharing myself with others. Even my husband reminds me that simple eye contact, (which I don't do well), is a way of sharing myself with others, and needs to happen more often. I recently read something about eye contact with children that said something about how taking the time to look into your child's eyes when you are talking to them or playing with them builds a stronger connection with them even if the time doing that is short. You are sharing yourself with others and they can feel that, even in a 30-second to 1-minute interaction. I used to be a lot better at sharing myself with others. I think time and painful experiences hardened me too much from sharing myself with anyone I didn't know well. But if I want to be true to who I am and the person that I want to become, I need to reconnect with this part of myself and reconnect with others as I do it. As I write about this theme, I want to set a personal goal to improve how I share myself with others. Whether it's through personal expression, art, or any other meaningful way, I hope to make a positive impact on at least one person.
What about you? What do you want to share? How do you want to share it? What is the unique perspective you have to offer someone else? It is a 'Gift' to make 'Time to Share'.
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