{"id":34069,"date":"2018-07-17T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=34069"},"modified":"2020-10-22T07:22:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:22:41","slug":"tq-ralph-waldo-emerson-lessons-understood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-ralph-waldo-emerson-lessons-understood\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerson on How to Understand Our Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\u201cLife is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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As practicing musicians, one of our jobs is to fail. We challenge ourselves. We push our limits. We experiment and tinker and play \u201cwhat if\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n

The upside is that we learn what works and what doesn\u2019t. We get stronger, faster, better.<\/p>\n

But the downside is that we face failure. And not just once, but over and over again.<\/p>\n

If our attitude remains one of learning and enjoyment of the process, we stay upbeat and optimistic. It\u2019s all a grand game.<\/p>\n

But if we take the failures personally, or generalize them (thinking, \u201cI\u2019m just not cut out for this\u2026\u201d), then we\u2019re in trouble.<\/p>\n

Many players begin<\/a> to learn guitar, then quit. It just seems too hard – too hard to learn, too hard to find the time, too hard to focus.<\/p>\n

But what they may not realize is this: most of us feel the same way. Most of us have a hard time with consistency, retention<\/a> and focus. And most of us think progress and results should come much faster than they do. It\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n

What separates those who stay with it from those who don\u2019t is that they accept it. They keep going anyway.<\/p>\n

Will Rogers said, \u201cDon\u2019t let yesterday use up too much of today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even if we had a difficult practice, or we skipped practice for several days (or decades!), we can still start fresh today. We can, as Emerson<\/a> said, \u201crise up\u201d and go back at it. This willingness to show up is our greatest personal glory.<\/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! \u201cLife is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.\u201d Ralph Waldo Emerson As practicing musicians, one of our jobs is to fail. We challenge ourselves. We push our limits. We experiment and tinker and play \u201cwhat … <\/p>\n

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