Why Hats?

"It will be like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability." Matthew 25:14-15

I realize this excerpt references the distribution of wealth to servants, and further reading indicates that the different servants invested or hid the money, exciting the pride or admonishment of the rich man upon his return, due to the increase or stagnation of funds while he was away. However, I have always seen a metaphorical layer to this passage. I have always understood this selection as illustrating the many gifts given to humans and the expectation for us to use these gifts for the good of mankind.

In my history, I have often sacrificed parts of my identity in order to develop other parts. I sought for one true calling in life, and with tunnel vision, I abandoned anything that did not relate to this calling...at first, I invested all of my passion into dance, strengthening my muscles, and foregoing my intellect to pursue a glamorous dream...then, I enrolled in law school and pumped my energy into case law and uniform codes...from there, I entered the education field, and I teetered between focusing all my attention on my classroom and then on developing my writing skills to pursue that line...

It took years of strife and struggle for me to finally realize that I was given duplicitous talents in order to utilize them all...every facet of my life is important, and every facet of my life is essential in defining who I am and developing who I will become.

This blog is intended for two purposes. The first is a creative outlet for me, the writer, to spew out the thoughts and feelings associated with the many roles I fill in life. The second is to encourage readers, whether family members or people far across the earth, to develop a healthy sense of self, recognizing your many giftings and advancing upon these areas of life, never neglecting one for the other.

And so, I will continue to assume the many different roles afforded me, and in so doing, I have a great excuse to expand my hat wardrobe (wink, wink). As Jesus used a metaphor of wealth to indicate gifts bestowed on man, I will build on this metaphor of hats to represent the gifts bestowed on me...

I hope you enjoy reading, and as you read, I hope you explore your multiple gifts and callings and acknowledge and appreciate all the elements and molecules that fit together to make you You.