Dear Friends,
Two of my minister friends gave sermons based on the book The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks a couple Sunday’s ago. We attended Rev. Irma Forward’s CSL Inland Empire Church via zoom, and I read the newsletter containing similar information from my friend Rev. Dr. Kathleen Johnson, Senior Minister at CSL Delaware. I want to share this important information with you. As we are still in a “shut down” due to the pandemic, we have the opportunity to review our life and what we love.
If we don’t “get” anything from this pandemic, we certainly “get” how important LIFE is and our place, role and being in it. It is time to re-evaluate our time, our work, our service and our life. Gay Hendricks says we all fit into one of these categories when it come to our life work. Which one do you fit into?
“1. Zone of Incompetence – These activities are out of our skill set.
2. Zone of Competence – These are activities in which we have competence, however, they do not make our heart sing.
3. Zone of Excellence – These are activities we do well, often offer us a channel of income, and they are in our comfort zone.
4. Zone of Genius – These activities liberate us to express our Divine Creative Genius within.” This is work we are gifted at and love.”
by Rev.Kathleen Johnson
Two of my minister friends gave sermons based on the book The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks a couple Sunday’s ago. We attended Rev. Irma Forward’s CSL Inland Empire Church via zoom, and I read the newsletter containing similar information from my friend Rev. Dr. Kathleen Johnson, Senior Minister at CSL Delaware. I want to share this important information with you. As we are still in a “shut down” due to the pandemic, we have the opportunity to review our life and what we love.
If we don’t “get” anything from this pandemic, we certainly “get” how important LIFE is and our place, role and being in it. It is time to re-evaluate our time, our work, our service and our life. Gay Hendricks says we all fit into one of these categories when it come to our life work. Which one do you fit into?
“1. Zone of Incompetence – These activities are out of our skill set.
2. Zone of Competence – These are activities in which we have competence, however, they do not make our heart sing.
3. Zone of Excellence – These are activities we do well, often offer us a channel of income, and they are in our comfort zone.
4. Zone of Genius – These activities liberate us to express our Divine Creative Genius within.” This is work we are gifted at and love.”
by Rev.Kathleen Johnson
For me:
1. Zone of Incompetence –
I love a beautiful garden and flowers, however I am not good at gardening so I have many succulent plants and silk plants around.
2. Zone of Competence –
I used to be good at playing the piano. I don’t play much anymore and when I do, I play for my own relaxation and pleasure. I really don’t like to play for people.
3. Zone of Excellence –
I loved teaching elementary school, I was excellent at it and I brought home a paycheck.
Then I found my genius.
4. Zone of Genius –
My genius is being a New Thought minister working in the Interfaith arena! It brings me joy when I am with people of all faith traditions and cultures. I love bringing understanding and knowledge to others, through events, programs, guest speaking, newsletters and labyrinth walks.
I believe most of us fit into one of these zones sometime during our lives. Our goal is to be living, being and functioning in the Zone of Genius.
Our Creator, God, Divine Mind, Blessed Breathe, whatever you wish to call our Higher Power, created us out of LOVE, JOY and GENIUS.
We have that same ability in us. What is it you LOVE to do and are not doing? Change is taking place all over the world right now, and it is time for us to make the changes necessary to bring joy to ourselves and our loved ones. We know when we are happy, we bring that energy to others. When we are sad and frustrated with life, we also bring that energy to others and become a ‘downer’ for people. What kind of energy do you want to bring to yourself, your family and others? It is the time to go for something NEW,
an expression you wish to be and share.
“Are you willing to feel good and have your life go well all the time? Does that feel like a BIG LEAP? That’s the point. To fully express our gifts and talents, we must take the BIG LEAP out of our comfort zone and into our Zone of Genius. Why not get willing, and see what happens? “by Rev. Kathleen Johnson
Leaping into Genius,
Abigail
Abigail