{"id":42994,"date":"2019-01-08T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allenmathews.wpengine.com\/?p=42994"},"modified":"2020-10-22T03:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:58:45","slug":"tq-frank-herbert-sleeper-awaken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-frank-herbert-sleeper-awaken\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Herbert on New Musical Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\u201cWithout new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.\u201d
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Frank Herbert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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One of the great things about a regular musical practice is that we get to explore new music. We get to find new ways of looking at familiar patterns. We travel across time and culture without ever leaving our chairs.<\/p>\n

Routine is a tool. It\u2019s a way to reduce the number of mundane decisions we have to make. This leaves our creativity and mental bandwidth open for more interesting considerations.<\/p>\n

But routine can also be a trap. As with any tool, if we\u2019re not careful it can have unintended effects. And the \u201cshadow-side\u201d of routine is what we sometimes call \u201cthe rut\u201d.<\/p>\n

When we allow ourselves to fall into a rut, we fail to have new experiences. We feel disempowered to make new decisions and brave new adventures. Our comfort zone becomes smaller. Journeying out no longer feels safe.<\/p>\n

To keep our minds and spirits engaged, we need fresh problems to solve. We need to come up against our fears and limitations. Then we need to challenge them.<\/p>\n

Daily guitar practice can check all the boxes, but only if we show up and engage. So long as we ask questions<\/a> and seek answers we\u2019ll continue to march forward. We\u2019ll gain new revelations and discover new ideas.<\/p>\n

With an engaged practice, we become more aware of our bodies and movements. We learn to hear differently. In time, we look at things in new ways. The world becomes richer and more highly textured.<\/p>\n

And when everything is going well, we run the risk of relaxing our focus and falling back into the rut. So we then have to start again. When we sense our enthusiasm flagging, one of the best remedies is to lean in. We can look closer at the fine details of each moment.<\/p>\n

When we zoom in on our movements, rhythm, tone<\/a> etc., we find new worlds where we thought we\u2019d seen everything there was to see. What once felt stale now springs forth anew like flowers at our feet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Enjoy! \u201cWithout new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.\u201d Frank Herbert One of the great things about a regular musical practice is that we get to explore new music. We get to find new ways of looking at familiar patterns. … <\/p>\n

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