2.25 Years, Moving Forward

[adinva]

I'm not sure I have talent, but I have a lot of determination!

I believe and think often about "not hiding your light under a bushel."

I grew up in a hypercritical environment. Nothing I did was good enough, most things other people did weren't that good either, and everyone should be embarassed and feel inferior. (I know my parents would think I'm insane to say that, but it was my perception.) To this day in their retirement home, they make fun of the people who like to get together and sing, and say they shouldn't do that, because they can't carry a tune. I said "then they should sing louder" and my dad shook his head. I said what a sad thing it would be if only people who "could" sing could sing. They think I'm nuts.

So, for me, taking to heart the theory that anyone can excel at something if they practice it enough (10,000 hours), I WILL learn to play guitar and I WILL learn to sing.

Even singing crappy gives people some joy because they can play their guitars and know where we are in the song even though they're too shy to sing. It serves a purpose. My goal is to maybe be enjoyable to listen to. I have my work cut out.