Recently, a former student, who quit band in her senior year, told me she "just wasn't feeling it." I explained that band is inanimate and the only way to get something out of it…is to put something into it. As a musician, I know that what I am looking at on the page is not music, but a representation of it. The music comes from within the performer and is manifested in her tone, her development of the melodic line and the passionate intent of her performance. The great musician continually strives to make the notes on the page come to life. The music doesn't give to you, until you give something of yourself to it.
I love the opening paragraph of Go for the Goal, by soccer superstar Mia Hamm: "My name is Mariel Margaret Hamm, but everyone calls me Mia. Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be." She understood the direct relationship between effort and reward. All her life she played "up," meaning she challenged herself by competing with players older, bigger, more skillful, more experienced – in short, better than her. Her reward for the sacrifice…she became the best female soccer player in the world. As in music, the game of soccer doesn't give to you, until you give something of yourself to it.
Today, no every day, I encourage you to consider whether you are "feeling it." Do you move from job to job because you can't seem to find the one that suits you? Are your relationships falling apart because your partner just doesn't get it? Perhaps, you are not "feeling it" because you are looking in the wrong place. Is it possible that the missing piece here is…well, you? Remember, the notes and rhythm might be on the page, but the music lies within you! How do you want the music of your life to sound?
Have a great day!
Mr R
www.todaynoeveryday.com
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