A simple step

Everybody has a talent. Something that they can do which sets them apart from other people. This talent doesn't have to be anything out of the ordinary or world beating, it doesn't have to be something completely unique. It can be as simple as enjoying grooming an animal, painting landscapes, knitting or even talking to a friend over a cup of coffee and the ability to sit quietly and listen to their life's events. These talents are gifts and they all have one thing in common. That is, every talent possessed by everybody in the world, in some way, shape or form, helps others - be they human, animal or even nature herself. We all have a choice in life. Whether to use the talent (or talents!) we each have, to help others. Most of us recognize this at some point in our lives and enjoy the pleasure we experience when we have made someone's day a little better. For me, enabling people to move in a direction that they choose and desire, that helps them achieve what they ...

Have a go at this .. go on, it's quite interesting and will only take five minutes or so, and follow each step sequentially without jumping to the next or the end before you have completed the step you're on.. Look around you and find something that you can pick up that is a raw / natural material, like wood or stone, a leaf of seed, a nut or maybe a fruit of some kind. Now hold it in your hand and feel its weight and mass. Close your eyes and sense how heavy or light it feels in your hand. Sense how the object in your hand feels against your skin, how it is warm or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough. Now place your nose over it and breathe in, sense the aroma it gives off for a minute or so - think about how it makes you feel. Look closely at the object, notice how it looks, its' form its' shape, the space it occupies in your hand. See how it fits into your palm. Look at the colour of the object, the surface of it - is it matt, shiny, bright? Focus on the ob...