Okay… I guess this is what my life has come to.

It’s Friday night, and instead of being out, I’m watching Whitney Houston interviews and old performances — trying to understand what made the greats so great.

I already know the obvious answers. The artistry. The work ethic. The kindness. The passion. I know there were challenges and wins. But I kept asking myself a deeper question:

What really set them apart?

And that question led me somewhere unexpected.

It made me think about God’s gifts — and whether we’re truly walking in obedience to the gifts God has given us.

When I first picked up a pen, I didn’t know what to do with it. I think I started doodling. Nothing serious. But eventually, those doodles turned into words. And words have meaning. I found refuge in the pages of my journal. Writing became a place where I could be still, where I could feel, where I could breathe.

So naturally, I started wondering:

What if my job is to tell stories?

What if my job is to connect people through words?

That question has stayed with me.

So now I want to ask you something.

What is your gift?

What is the thing God placed inside you?

What makes you wake up in the morning and go?

What makes you sit on the couch on a random Friday night, thinking deeply while everyone else is out?

What’s the gift that keeps you going — the one that makes the hard work feel worth it?

We spend so much time holding onto things we’re not, instead of honoring who we actually are. And I really want us to stop doing that. Because when we focus on our gifts, we stop letting opportunities pass us by — we become ready for them.

We’re in a season now — our 30s — where decisions matter. What we want to do. What we need to do. What we can do.

I saw a TikTok earlier that said opportunities don’t always come around twice. And honestly, that hit. It reminded me that we have to take our lives seriously when it comes to our work and our gifts.

So this weekend, I want you to sit with this question:

Not just what you’re good at —

but what you truly love.

What you’re genuinely great at.

What’s yours.

In a world that’s so quick to focus on what we don’t have, let’s focus on what is ours.

That’s your invitation.

Tell me — what’s your gift?

Sometimes stillness gives us the answers.

Talk soon.

Teisha