Skills or Talents You Have

Today and tomorrow are gonna be rough for this girl. If you're familiar with the Enneagram,you will understand when I tell you I am an Enneagram 1 - my inner critic is always on and she is most often directed at me. As I've aged, I'm trying to learn to recognize her sooner, tell her something along the lines of, "Hello, friend. I see you, but I'm going to be moving along now," and I try to take her with a grain of salt. As I move through today and tomorrow's writing prompts, I'll try to give her minimal brain space.

My skills or talents. My first thought is my skill as a sign language interpreter. While there are many, many interpreters that far exceed my skills, folks I am constantly learning from, I do feel like I perform my job well. I feel like I convey the message faithfully between two different languages and cultures to the best of my ability. I also know my limitations, when to bring in a team to make sure the message remains accurate, when I am not qualified for a specific situation and to step aside in those circumstances. Knowing my weakness as well as my strengths IS a strength. (In this and most other areas of life. To know when I need help or need to say no is critical.) I love my profession as well as the people, culture and language it has allowed me to know.

Organization of chaos into something functional. I have the ability to look at chaos, break it down into manageable parts and then begin to bring order to the scenario. (I think this why I enjoy my yearly minimalist challenge.) I know some people shut down when faced with too much chaos, but I am energized by the challenge!

I can bake a pretty dang good loaf of sourdough bread. It was a challenging beginning as I learned all the ins and outs of the process, but I'm there now. It is a joy to make it, to eat it, to give it away.

I'd love to hear what you think you're pretty good at!