We are all blessed with different skills and abilities which are our own personal gifts. It is easy for us all to allow our gifts to go unused or get a bit dusty. The reality is that 2008 was not a great year for many.  It felt like every time we turned on the cable there was something negative being reported. It is very easy to have the negative around you prevent you from focusing on the things that are good. Again back to gifts. Today I received a gift and that gift was a phone call from a close friend. That friend told me point blank that several times this year he was disappointed in me because I had appeared to let my gifts get dusty. He stated that I was given the gift of energy and optimism but that on several calls over the last year that he felt that the energy was gone. He reminded that this energy was something that I was known for. Also that often this energy that I am blessed with aided others to get moving and energized on their own goals after a phone call with me. So today I wanted to thank that friend for straightening me out and allowing me to see that I had a gift that was wonderful but was letting it be wasted.

I also thought that it was important to share this with others with the hope that they would take inventory of their own gifts and dust them off and put them back to use.  Enjoy the first month of the year and start off on the right foot.  Enjoy