Talent

I truly believe that everyone has a talent for something. It is usually something they are passionate about and that they are good at. Sometimes it goes without being noticed, here is an example of when it is noticed.

I discovered at the weekend that my nephew (and godson) has a talent for writing. He showed me a story that he has written that will be assessed as part of his GCSE (he is 14) it blew me away. He does not write as though he is 14 and when PEOPLE showed a genuine interest in his writing I seen a side to him that I have never seen. He is passionate about it and although he has always come across as a creative being, the skill with which he writes came as a bit of surprise. Through this piece of work I got to understand more about him (he is a sit in the background kind of kid), the flair with which he writes highlighted to me that this is indeed his talent.

I believe that talent should be nurtured and encouraged and put on display for other PEOPLE to enjoy. So I have asked Cameron to write a guest post for my blog about PEOPLE (this may be a risky strategy). I promised that I will not edit it in the slightest. I have just set eyes on what he wrote and it made me smile ALOT!

I hope it makes you smile too.

The family get together

The family get together can bring a huge mix of emotions and slurred words that trickle from the drunken men and women alike. The sound of UB40 blasts through the floorboards whilst neighbours and infants sleep. Even the people that aren’t actually related to us still feel apart of something bigger. The family get together is, more often than not, a last minute impulse, some look forward to it and others dread it. The get together can take many forms whether that be a ‘sophisticated’ dinner party or a 24 hour binge and the hosts will usually only invite those who they regularly converse and socialize with, but that’s not to say those who don’t get invited are any less part of the family or less loved by us all. The children will stay up later than normal and the adults will drink a whole lot more than usual. The kitchen will be stacked high with so much alcohol that you could probably start your own off licence. The smell of cigarette smoke and the sound of thoughtful conversations drift through the air and the younger ones will happily sit and watch the commotion go on. Some people will arrive drunk and others it’s a slow trip from the vodka bottle to stumbling in to the back of a taxi. People feel compelled to do things that they usually wouldn’t do, they feel the need to spend the day before making sure the house is spotless and usually it’s the more untidy of the pair that hosts. The ones who have no one to talk to will happily dance by them selves until someone will join them, the ones who over do it slightly and end up throwing up on the laminate flooring, the ones who turn the music up full volume with no care for anyone else but the family who wish to have a good time, the ones who even drunk will continue to try to keep a tidy living space, the ones who will leave because their kids have fallen asleep on the sofa, the ones who won’t leave just because their kids have fallen asleep on the sofa, the ones that will leave after a few hours and the ones that are too young to understand half of what’s going on but will continue to smile and hopelessly beg to go home, will all come together as one family. Even though it has it’s ups and downs and some people will leave upset and others bursting with excitement, tomorrow is another day and family will always be there to forgive and forget.

Please leave a comment to let him know that it's not just his crazy aunties bias that led to me sharing this with you.