What a day, or should I say: What a night. Couldn't sleep worth a darn last night. Must be getting a cold or worse yet . . . . allergies. My nose stuffs up and with my breathing mask on at night, it kept waking me up because I felt like I was not able to breath at all! So, when it got to be 6:15 I decided to get up, make up the bed, because Pat is an early riser, and get ready for my appointment trip to the car dealer to get tires and an alignment for 8:30. Being a convicted country boy now, living in a town where rush hour is right after church when there are 5 cars on the road within sight, I figured I needed to leave by 7 to account for the "big city rush hour" on Wednesday morning. Being that I didn't have anything else to do, now that I got out of bed and dressed, I left a little early and wouldn't you know? The traffic was extremely light and I got there at 7:35! I beat the first appointment person there. They were ready for early birds like me and I was served with dignity and warmth that I have found from every visit I have had, with Alan Vines Hyundai Dealership. After getting back home around 9 o'clock, it was wonderful to be where the traffic is lighter and home is always a wonderful place to be. They know me there. Actually, SHE knows me there. I get treated pretty darn good around the house. Pat was in a re-organization mode in my absence, rearranging the pantry, back room and her office. God forbid the cleaning lady see's our house messy! Looking at my office, I cringe if I get the request to straighten it up! ha ha. All three of my guitars are out, AND their cases, my desk has just about enough space on it to put my arms in front of the key board. I was cleaning my closet out for the big garage sale and found a couple 500G external hard drives that had quit working but now seem to be behaving properly again. So now I have super extra file storage space....like a combined 2 terabytes of hard drives! I better find some time to do some more picture scanning, now that I have mucho space to file them! It has been a long day today, but as usual, it is still fun from "get up to go to". What a life.
Tomorrow I MUST get my practicing done. I have another guitar student as of yesterday. The one thing I preach to those that want to learn to play an instrument, is the absolute need to practice at least a half hour every day, at the beginning. Then once your fingers have been toughened up, more practice won't hurt you. Since I got my Dobro guitar I must admit, I have not practiced very much. If I want to play (which I do) I must discipline myself to practice. Same with my Mandolin...that is lacking as well.
I have just finished (for right now) a Fellowship Song book for evening services, etc. that I can play at, and lead the music. I also have a "Meditative Worship"/music worship, to develop for potential use in the near future. To do the best at what is needed, music practice in imperative. So when I have set these goals for myself, I need to get beyond the dreaming stage and into the doing stage. Part of that is practice, like I tell my guitar students. If I do that, then I can have a clean conscience, and that gives meaning to "practice what you preach". You know, that can be true with most everything you talk about and do in life. Are we the same person when we are outside the house, as we are when we are by ourselves? Do we actually do what we profess when outside that we do inside? I know I am working hard at being who I am, wherever I am. It is a lot easier on everything and everyone that way.
So, it is about time to shut down for the night, as my eye lids are starting to make seeing more difficult.
I'll leave this with you tonight: Be who you say you are. It makes your life so much easier to live.
Keep singing, keep praying, keep smiling
Blessings,
Gary
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