What if You Were an Expert?

 

Last week I was talking to a friend of mine on Marco Polo, and I'm not quite sure what we were talking about that led to this, but her question intrigued me. She leaned up into the camera and said, "Have you ever wondered if there might be something out there that you might be an expert at, but you don't know it because it's so bizarre, you've never tried it?"

You know what? I had never thought about it before...and now I can't stop thinking about it.

After the pandemic, I heard so many stories about people who found a new hobby that they were surprisingly good at. They had never tried it before because they never had time...until the pandemic. But I never thought about random things people might be good at that they would never think to try.

I asked Ryan if he thought I might be good at surfing. He did not think so. ;) I can't imagine why.

I think there are many things we can safely rule out for me: flying planes, bungee jumping, and opera singing, to name a few.

But what if it turned out that I was excellent at crocheting? 

Or pottery?

Or flower arranging? (I've dabbled in that...I don't think it's my gift.)

Or painting?

Or playing the violin? (Confession: I really do wish I was an expert in that one!)

Or playing the piano? (Confession: I would like that even better than the piano!)

Or decorating cakes? (I would probably eat them.)

I've been reading the book RVing Across America - and the couple in the book spent the first year of their marriage traveling across all 50 states and working a job in each state. They only worked each job for one day, so they got a chance to try out all kinds of things in that year. I'm not going to lie...the idea of trying out so many different things sounds kind of appealing. Who knows but what one of those things might be a hidden talent?!

Well, chances are good that we aren't going to RV across America and try 50 different jobs in a year, but it would be so fun to stumble upon a hidden talent. 

Looking at my list there, I think I would choose a hidden piano talent as my top pick. (Please don't remind me of how many years I took piano lessons and how little talent I have. It would truly take a miracle to sit down and just play.) 

So what about you? What crazy bizarre hidden talent do you wish you had?