All Roads led her Here - episode 89
This conversation left me struggling for words at times to express and share, the magnitude of impact this story has had on me for some years now. I even wrote about it in the blog post, The Power of Forgiveness. And now, the chance to speak with Tasreen Khamisa, this week’s By Request guest, who heads the foundation that honors her brother who is no longer here.
TKF seeks to help the youth find different, and better, ways to cope with feelings that lead to choices that aren’t always good. She knows first-hand the impact this can have on a family. Isn’t it something that immeasurable goodness can come from such profound tragedy? I applaud the healing, restoration and the work done here. I hope one day there will be a larger awakening to consider this model essential learning for the wellness of our community. Thank you TKF for all you do - in Tariq’s name.
Compassionate. Understanding. Spiritual.
— Tasreen Khamisa
(pictured with brother, Tariq)
My Gift is Encouragement
Thoughts from All Roads led her Here
Where have the roads led me? Hmmm, a good question. I know that one of my biggest joys in life is to encourage others. I absolutely love listening, picking up the gist of what is going on, and offering a boost. Others have done the same for me so I know how it feels when you need some life spoken into you, and you can’t quite do it yourself.
We all have different gifts, different passions we get to share while we’re here. It’s one of the very best parts of life. The tragedy is if you don’t bestow what you’ve been given for the betterment of the other and for the fulfillment of you. If we all did the thing(s) we are passionate about we would all be better off, no doubt.
Having trouble figuring out what your gifts are? There are a lot of ways to find out. Google helped me find these resources:
5 Ways to Identify Your Gifts (The Chopra Center)
How to Find Your Gift (Tony Robbins)
3 Key Questions to Identify Your Gifts (Steve Harvey)
Spiritual Gifts (Unfolding Faith)
There are many others to be found and many books written on this topic. You may notice the above four links cover a full spectrum of orientation. The first one is spiritual, the second and third are motivational, while the fourth comes from a Christian perspective. You can try the one that speaks to you or do them all. Gathering information from multiple sources will only assist you in discovering more of who you are. And once you do that you get to find the avenue for expressing them. Don’t miss out on having the fullest life you can, and assisting the rest of us with the only thing you can offer. If you’re already doing the thing because you have to, because you get to, because you love to, thanks. It matters. You matter.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
— Bertrand Russell
