Echoed advice

Be there. Show up, it is amazing how much responsibility others give to those they can count on regardless of any other supposed talent. Just do it.

Almost every great advice giver EVER has suggested that doing a thing is far more important than perfecting it.

At church people get "callings" usually stating that they are the least qualified. The skill comes after the doing.

My mom gave me the best advice when I was afraid to run at the gym because of my inadequacies. She said others would not even notice my lack of form they would actually derive strength from my putting myself out there. I would actually become a role model admired for what I accomplished because of my obvious inability. It would make my "handicap" be for something.

A guy said a thing that stuck like glue to me. "It is amazing how much I gain just by being there." I got to thinking and this guy was right. No one even suspects he is some great vocal genius. I do not even think that I Have heard him sing, but he is always in the choir and has come to embody the choir and is often given special assignments pertaining to the choir.

I was actually on fire spiritually and still look back to a situation for inspiration and through it I learned many great lessons. I was depressed and could barely speak without great effort, but I agreed to sing a solo because I was asked. I honestly figured something supernatural would happen. No really. I believed that somehow if I did this thing I would somehow be heard differently or suddenly be able to sing. I never was able to, but I did it anyway.

I used to be quite the pianist, but shortly after I was out of the hospital I was asked to accompany a group and it was sooooo painful let alone the emotional pain of failure. The only way I survived was thinking that I was needed. Then, one day a mother told me that I was setting the best example for her children. They had a family home evening about accepting callings, and the kids spoke up and instantly started talking about me that it was obvious that I could not play piano but I still tried. I was soo happy at that point to be a failure cause it truly helped others whereas if I had played perfectly as before I would probably go unnoticed.

In my life, my greatest regrets are times I did not do a thing because I reasoned why I should not. Likewise, I Fully regret doing a thing because it made perfect reasonable sense, so I just figure my spiritual compass was broken and I Just ought to use my sense until a future point.

The point I have not made yet is that at one point in my life I decided to act upon any supposed prompting regardless of the amount of sense it made. One time, keep in mind that I am not a hugger. But the impression was undeniable to go give a woman a hug. So, I wanted to be someone trusted and given more duties to do to serve God, so I approached this stranger and said, "I am supposed to give you a hug, I apologize. It probably seems really weird. So, anyhow..." and I hugged her and it left an impression and was a thing that she actually spoke of later. I was VERY glad that I ignored my thoughts and acted. I believe this is the thing I am missing thus far in my life. There is a Nickelback song "If Today Was Your Last Day" and my thought is that everyday action ought to unchange if it is my first or last day.