My wife, Victoria, needed to go get her driver’s license renewed, and asked me to write down the directions for her on how to get there. I had done this many times before, because she admittedly is not good with directions.
But the sad part is that, for years, I grumbled about it and became really irritated every time she asked me to do this. That critical voice inside my head would whine, “why the hell can’t she figure this out on her own… why do I always have to do this for her… why can’t she learn to read a map… why doesn’t she take the time to learn map reading and her north from her south…” Really critical inner voice kinda stuff here.
And then it hit me…
I have been given the gifts of math, and physics, and science, and understanding the workings in our physical world. I’m not being arrogant when I say this, it’s simply the way I think. And regardless of whether I had the degree or not, I think like an engineer.
These are some of my gifts… And Victoria doesn’t have any of these.
But what she does have is a very solid and real understanding of the soul, of the stuff you can’t see, and that you can’t explain with a math equation. Her gift is her grasp of the inner workings of and the map of the soul. I love that part about her. I cherish it. I am now more grateful than ever for being able to connect with that in her because she helps me to connect with that in me.
So I am truly thankful for this new awareness that one of my gifts for her is to be able to draw a map, to help her get along in the physical world if and when she gets stuck. And her gift to me – which I want to openly and lovingly receive – is to continue to guide me in my journey through the soul.
And, you know, that’s the best kind of gift there is!
Blessings,
Todd
PS – By the way, Victoria still doesn’t know her north from her south. I’m not even sure she knows her left from her right. And she may never. But that’s OK, because I sometimes need some guidance, from her, in understanding and re-learning the directions to my heart.