I was one of those little understood gifted kids that perplexes age peers and adults alike. Even at work my output was unparalleled, (yes but I only admit that here), but I didn’t fit in entirely and my vision like me, was just different. I realized through no longer having that job, that I never stopped being gifted or me. The problem was that an opportunity that was supposed to become a stepping stone became a lifestyle and my sole validator. Externally my life looked like everyone else around me, which wasn’t bad but it didn’t reflect my soul. What I learned there however will serve me well. The thing with being gifted is that it doesn’t make you better, but you do see things differently and often farther into the future than most around you. If you are alone in this in your circle then you learn to speak only in the terms of your group. Suddenly you think you’re just like everyone else only they seem happy.

Thanks for posting this because its important that we take the time to evaluate our present against our soul’s mission. I’m currently in the process of starting several businesses and my vision allows me to see that even those I will one day walk away from. So I work to build what will be a thriving corporation that I will walk away from and as crazy as that sounds I’m good with that because it makes perfect sense to me. Will I maintain ownership? I don’t even know. Yet, when I was growing up countries, history and different peoples along with technology and science was all that I ever cared about. To the point that while I had a life full of people and friends, I was really alone because the world before me wasn’t the one I saw within me and there wasn’t anyone there that you know really got me but along the way I’ve come across many guidepost and markers.

This unknown you’re speaking of is really about the eyes because your soul knows. The decisions you make that seem so counter intuitive and yet give you so much peace. That’s your soul saying this is the right way.

I do challenge everyone to do what’s in you to do. Isn’t it funny how when children talk about what they will do and be there is so much variety and a little showing off. Yet when adults talk the vocabulary is so much smaller and the things sought so homogenous. Vision has scope and range. There are some who want picket fences and the dog and taking the kids to recital and that’s okay. Some of us don’t want that but we’ve gone through life wondering what’s wrong with us for not wanting what our friends and families seem to be so grateful to have. If your vision is large enough to encompass other people or continents; or it allows you to see yourself leading companies or countries, there’s nothing wrong with you and don’t apologize. What ever is within you, you didn’t put it there, but you owe it to the One who did to act on it.