Changing the Awareness of Our Magnificent Talents and Abilities (WD)

As Epictetus, a philosopher in the 1st century a.d. said, “You carry a God about within you, poor wretch, and know nothing of it.” Just like Epictetus, who was born into slavery yet became one of our most profound teachers, we came into this world with an inexhaustible supply of talent. Our abilities are as limitless as God’s are because we’re a distinct portion of the essence of Him—and there’s an infallible way to begin entertaining those abilities and creating as He does. That way is to become aware that anything that excites us is a clue that we have the ability to pursue it. Anything that truly intrigues us is evidence of a Divine (albeit latent) talent that’s signaling our awareness. Having an interest in something is the clue to a thought that’s connected to our calling—that thought is a vibration of energy in this vast Universe. If something really appeals to us and we feel excited, but perceive ourselves as devoid of the talent we think is necessary, it’s probably an even higher vibration. Anything that’s causing excitement within us is evidence of a Spirit message that’s saying, “You can do this—yes, you can!” If we react to this message with anything other than “You’re correct—I can do this! I have the ability to do it,” then we’ve selected the vibration of resistance and ignored the vibration of excitement and interest that spoke to us. How could it be any other way? We wouldn’t think of things that are interesting and exciting to us if we didn’t have the inherent ability to act on these thoughts, especially since we’re a portion of the All-Creating, All-Capable, All-Wise Force. Just the fact that we’re interested and excited about doing something is all the evidence we need—this is inspiration right in front of us, begging us to pay attention to the feeling. Therefore, we need to change our awareness in order to take note of our stimulation, rather than of the opinions of others. We need to ignore the scores on some standardized test, or worse yet, our own inventory of past experiences that led us to conclude that we’re untalented and incapable. Our thoughts about who we are, what excites us, and what we feel called to be and do are all Divinely inspired and come with whatever guidance and assistance we’ll need to actualize these goals. The decision at this point is: Are we willing to listen to these Divine thoughts that pique our interest, or do we go on listening to the false self that’s made us what Epictetus called a “poor wretch”?