What do you do when life drops a plateful of challenges in front of you? What if the music – or at least the music-making – must stop for a bit? Well…you adapt. :-)
As mentioned in our last post, there are numerous things you can do to get your music fix, even if you can’t directly feed your playing addiction. We’ve been making our way through a few techno-medical challenges in the PartTimeMusician (PTM) command center, and while they’ve certainly made things a bit more interesting around here, we’re making our way back to a more normal (whatever that is!) balance of music-listening and music-making as we go along. We’re also beginning to put the technical hurdles in the rear-view mirror, and by this time next week, they should be nothing but a humorous footnote in the logs. Well, that’s the plan, anyway. :-D
For those who have contributed to the backlog of material that is crying out to be shared with our greater PTM family, thank you! And thank you all for your patience, kind thoughts, prayers, and common love of making music. As often as it’s said, it’s true: it’s all good!
Keep playing,
Mark
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This quote is for those days when nothing seems to go right. I reference it often – far more often than I’d like! – and hope you find it helpful, too.
“Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumstances don’t fit our ideas, they become our difficulties.”
Benjamin Franklin
Scientist, Inventor, Printer, and American Founding Father
When you can’t seem to buy a victory, try to remember that as bad as things may seem (or be) at the moment, they’re just circumstances…and circumstances change. Be patient, be persistent, and you will triumph!
Now, get back to practicing. ;-)
All the best,
Mark
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So many times we fall into the trap of believing that the challenges we face are new and unique to us. Not so! While the specific circumstances may be custom-cut for us, the sixth President of the United States observed life’s difficulties and offered a very insightful prescription for how to cure them:
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
John Quincy Adams
I find this quote particularly helpful due to its very first word: patience. So often we hear of the value of persistence, but “pounding the same nail” repeatedly can lead to a great deal of frustration. We must also do our best to be patient. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and if true geniuses are still learning their music and instrument, why do we think it should be quick and easy? Rather than become frustrated, apply some patience and enjoy the journey!
Keep playing (and cut yourself some slack!),
Mark
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