"What are my personal capacities/ my unique gifts? What am I good at?"

Peace to all!

It been a while since we last posted a reflection report on the happenings at the Tuesday Inner Work Circle. Well, we sort of got side-tracked when a whole lot of involvements kept us busy...

Anyhow, here we are again! Hope we get to engage you somehow in to your own self-reflection and/or get to be inspired enough to share your own insights and opinion...

We are starting an e-group for an intimate support circle of serious "inner workers" who are really into the practice of self-awareness, reflection and heart-listening. If you are interested, you are most welcome!

Meanwhile, on with our recent discussions... Last Tuesday (May 11th)-- day after the historic first-ever automated national elections in Southeast Asia-- a small intimate circle gathered for the Innerwork sharing as the self-reflection guide topic for the week was discussed:

"What are my personal capacities / my unique gifts? What am I good at?"

It was surprising to hear that although the group was small, the unique gifts and capacities of the participants were quite diverse.

One participant shared that it was his first time to reflect on his personal capacities and looking through his achievements and the path he has been leading through the years, he truly realized that his gift to the world is his passion for service and development work.

Another shared that his unique gift was his knack for languages. Throw him anywhere around the country and he can easily learn to communicate in the vernacular of the locality. This guy cannot be sold in any foreign land! Haha. This is of course, just one of his many talents.

One young participant humbly shared about his passion for writing. Diligently keeping a journal, he would write down at the beginning of the day what he wants to achieve or what he chooses to be within the day. One time he wrote: "i will make someone happy today!"And true enough, he found someone who was down-trodden whom he was able to help-- in his own way-- by cheering the person up. That's what I call the "power of affirmation" in practice for the service of others!

Speaking of making people happy, another participant shared about his gift of bringing joy to others through his sense of humor. He recalled how he was able to loosen up even the most serious person (in his case, a teacher) and tickle her bones so that she re-learns the value of sharing fun and laughter with other people.

Whether its a gift of clarity & purposeful action, or kinesthetic talent and peaceful presence, or as simple as having the pure intention of making someone else smile-- each and every one of us has been endowed with unique capacities which can be our own contribution in creating a better world. We just need to be aware of, nurture, and do something with these for the greater good.


For next week, the theme will be:
What capacities do i still need to work on /improve in me?"


Hope you can practice your Inner Work with us!