Is it possible to be good at something and not like it?

Dear Adey,

Is it possible to be good at something and not like it? I have been doing some soul searching and trying to discover my gifts and talents. one of the talents that comes to mind is something i do not really like. I am kinda confused on this whole subject of talents, gifts and purpose. A little help will be great. Thank you

Victoria
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Hello Victoria

Don't be confused. Just take it one step at a time.  You are not alone on this Journey. I am here with you. Yes it is possible for you to be good at many things and not like it.

For example, you could be very good at your Job and your purpose in life could be completely different from what your job responsibilities are.

You could really have a good voice and be in the choir and not really like it. Maybe you were even forced by people to join the choir because they noticed your nice voice.

So Yes you could be good at something and not like it. Also you could really love something and not be good at it. So it works both ways but when it comes to your purpose and fulling it, i think both have to work together for you to be exceptional

Also sometimes your purpose might not be related to your talent and sometimes it could. It is  just different for different people.

Let me give you an example.

I shared a story some day ago on my Instagram page(@askadey_) about a lady who started a non profit organization to help mothers who had lost their children to violence restore their hope. This woman had suffered a huge loss. She lost her son to gun violence and held the killer in un-forgivness for so long until she could'nt anymore. she finally forgave the young man and found out that a lot of people were going through similar issues. she decided to be a helping hand. Her purpose in life was birth out of her pain not necessary from the talents and gifts that she had.

Other times you see a lot of people really good at something and their purpose aligns perfectly with their talents.

I don't know exactly what your talent is but you might be mixing things up.  You have to keep searching till you find something that you are passionate about and 100% of the time, you would love whatever you are passionate about.

Good Luck Victoria

Keep searching till you find it and when you do, you will know

Happy Thursday

Kind Regards

Adey