Skill vs. Talent

If you had to choose, would you choose to have an inborn talent or developed a skill yourself? Optimally, I would want both to have been born with an innate talent that I had since developed through hard work making me both talented and skillful. Sadly, I am neither talented nor have I developed a skill to a high level. …

Love & Affection

You would not believe how often people have accused me of having a cold heart, of being unable to feel empathy or affection for anyone. Nothing can be farther from the truth, however, even if I don’t express it as they themselves do. I have most certainly loved – especially those who have accused me of being unable to. I …

The Importance of Acceptance

I’ve written about this topic before, but during these times it seems more important than ever. We live in a world increasingly divided, or at least it feels like that to me. From an early age, I knew that I was different. It was difficult to accept, but over the years I tolerated it. It is only recently that I …