He isn’t a very good drummer…yet.
They just don’t understand…yet.
There aren’t enough people at the shows…yet.
The ‘yet’ unlocks the current situation and gives the freedom to grow. It gives the person dignity to not be bound to the same reality forever. It paints life as something in motion, something evolving rather than as-is.
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That fairly optimistic voice of yours that comes out when you’re getting coffee and you run into someone you know and they ask How’s it going?…Where does that voice go when that conversation is finished?
For most, once that conversation is finished and you’re alone with your thoughts once again…that voice takes a back seat to a much more pessimistic, anxious voice. And that’s the voice you talk to yourself with.
It’s not that the first voice isn’t there anymore…it’s just waiting for another turn to speak up.
Don’t wait for another chance encounter at the coffee shop. Train that fairly optimistic voice to speak up to yourself too.
***Then the next question: Which voice is true? And the answer is always both. Trying to figure out which one is true is merely a distraction from choosing which one you’re going to give credence to.
***Yes, it should have been Effects rather than Affects in the title of yesterdays post. Wow, that was a big one that slipped by me. Thanks to those who buzzed me, and to those who missed it…your odviously inn gud companie.
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There always are and it’s often hard to know (and value) what they’re going to be.
Taking vitamin D everyday for a week isn’t going to yield any noticeable results so it’s easy to think it never will. Because if it were such a magic pill, wouldn’t a week be long enough to reveal its powers?
If you’re looking for fast results you’re missing out on the glories of long term affects.
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I’m overwhelmed and have too many choices and don’t know what to focus on and I don’t know what to do next.
Well, what ARE you going to do next?
See, we get caught in that first loop. But the follow up question breaks us out of it and into reality. The answer to the question is much more telling and much more important and much more powerful than your anxious uncertainty.
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Any extra thought that an artist puts into their live show often goes toward: what if something goes wrong?
What if a string breaks? What if the mic stops working? What if the tracks hiccup? What if the audience doesn’t really like us?
But on the other hand, and often overlooked…What if something goes magically right?
What then? Are you prepared to do something with it?
It’s worth considering.
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I love this term.
Our definitions my vary a little, but we’re all pretty much on the same page.
You can walk on stage.
Or you can walk on stage with a little razzle dazzle.
The glitter, the detail, the spin move, the funny when you don’t have to be.
It’s the extra part,
It’s show biz, baby.
You can add a little razzle dazzle to anything and it makes it more fun for everyone.
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