{"id":130722,"date":"2020-08-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=130722"},"modified":"2020-10-22T02:56:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:56:28","slug":"tq-mary-oliver-patterns-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-mary-oliver-patterns-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Oliver on Habits and Patterns of Daily Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe patterns of our lives reveal us. Our habits measure us.\u201d<\/p>Mary Oliver<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What is the ideal realization of our musical efforts? What are the perfect fruits and harvests of our time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fun to envision wild success scenarios. It feels good to throw ourselves into a favorable future. It gives us something to look forward to. It helps guide us toward what we want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking ahead to winning the proverbial golden prizes, how does that person live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does our future musical master spend his or her practice time<\/a>? What do they pay attention to? What do they value<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are their standards? What will they tolerate, and what will they not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will sloppy, mindless repetition make the cut? Will problem-spots<\/a> in pieces of music go unsolved? Will practice be a free-for-all, or will there be some type of structure<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And looking back at today from this ideal future, at our time on guitar, what do we notice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will our current patterns and habits lead us to where we want to go? Sure, we\u2019ll learn more along the way. But will our basic habits hold up, or will they need to change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way we practice today sets the course for the future<\/a>. This is our attention<\/a>, our intention, and our willingness to slow down and get things right. And a few degrees left or right of center now can lead to vastly different arrival-points later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A single guitar practice doesn\u2019t account for much on its own. The 30 minutes or an hour we have today is like a drop in the ocean. But the molecular makeup of our practices – the way we go about it – will predict the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little more intention now can greatly increase our rewards (both current and future). A closer attention today can usher in more breakthroughs. And we may discover new possibilities of learning we\u2019re not currently aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American football legend Jimmy Johnson quipped, “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as we create our tomorrows, a little extra today can make all the difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cThe patterns of our lives reveal us. Our habits measure us.\u201d Mary Oliver What is the ideal realization of our musical efforts? What are the perfect fruits and harvests of our time? It\u2019s fun to envision wild success scenarios. It … <\/p>\n

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