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Letting Go

Sep 24, 2007 sojourn

Interesting to see how a little persistence pays off. I was able to get quite a bit done this past weekend, including a gig with Rick Spreitzer Four-Oh at Summit Coffee Saturday nite. Seems no matter how much I get done, the pile just gets bigger. Balancing these efforts with caring for my family and myself can be daunting.

Enter grace. I choose to believe I can let go and count on things to happen. Sure, not always to my liking or expecations, but that’s not the key when we’re talking necessities. I best guide my kids and provide for my family, including my widowed mother, when I let go. Maybe another perspective is not forcing issues.

OK, so reel me back in, how’s all this relate back to writing? Well, I’m finding that letting go in writing, and all that goes with this “hobby” of mine, makes me more productive. I get hung up less on perfecting a song, site, plan, or project, instead I focus on doing what I can when I can, and moving on.

Last couple of weeks I was able to get three (3) new songs started, only V/CH each, but hey it’s a start. I not only got my site updated, I was able to make some key changes to streamline the presentation and even add a DIY (do it yourself) page. Right, nothing earth shattering, progress none the less.

Bottom line is I’m learning because I’m doing. This week I’ll take a SongU feedback course with an instructor I’ve no experience with. I’ll also finish a home demo for another song and post to my site, and work at getting our Charlotte Musician site converted… not to mention start working with the kids weekly on music lessons, take my wife out for a long overdue date nite, and finish mapping out some home improvement projects, to name but a couple of other “key initiatives”.

Only way I’ll get any of this done is by letting go. Letting go of striving for perfection to enjoy the process - whatever I’m attempting to produce, whomever I hope to serve… cheers