Be set free to sing or hum along

No. 7 | I have a true and cherished friend who does rest well.  At least from my vantage point, he seems to do it well, far better than I.  I need to take some lessons from him, follow his good and instructive example.  

It is early morning, pre-sunrise on the Saturday of a three-day holiday weekend, and I have awoken thinking about how with just a little more time in, I can make the work project I finished up after hours yesterday some small percent better.  

Making things whatever percent better is a worthwhile cause.  We should be doing so.  We were made to strive.  This is true.  

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Learning and Singing Songs | For many years, I did not frequently learn or play very many songs by other artists.  I am not sure why that was the case.  I think very early on, I thought I could not play them.  Looking back, that just seems silly.   

I will say that I learned music writing music. My mom taught me theory and rhythm and all of the core stuff on piano, but once I had acquired a reasonable foundation I started right in on writing. 

It is daunting to know that when you play a song by somebody great, you will be compared to that great somebody.  Insecurity is a thief.  In recent years, I have begun to learn and occasionally play songs by other writers, either those that I stumble across that are just too special not to explore or that are favorites of mine written or shared by my musical heroes. 

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Discipline | I have not always been a disciplined person. I am disciplined in some things more than others. I am sure I am far from alone in this.

Discipline begets discipline. i never saw that coming. No doubt this nugget of truth was told to me. I am sure I was either distracted or just not listening.

This riff on discipline has me thinking of seed-sowing and compound interest. I did not see that coming either.