Recital

There is something about the things we practice everyday. It may seem like a mess in the practice phase. We probably get it wrong more than we get it right. We hit the wrong notes and we stumble cause learning is hard. Skills don’t magically come to us, they’re usually the result of lots and lots of hours of practice and patience and trying again. But then one day we have an opportunity to put those skills to use—to show the thing we’ve been practicing so hard. And wouldn’t you know it, we’ve gotten better! We can see markers of progress and feel the thrill of accomplishment. All those days when we didn’t see how it would come together have added up. We’ve climbed a mountain and can stop and see a vista.

That’s a great feeling.

[“Recital” 8x8, available this Friday at the #135show @utahartmarket]