Trust in yourself is something you don’t realize you access until it’s gone. I didn’t realize the importance of this until I had Dystonia. It was an important lesson learned the hardest way possible.
Sometime when you’re holding the note at the end of a tune and get to a point where your mind was practically screaming for you to take a breath. I discovered that I could ignore it and live a few more beats.
Love what you said about trust. THAT'S what Dystonia steals from you. The ability to trust your playing or your chops or your training, etc...
Trust in yourself is something you don’t realize you access until it’s gone. I didn’t realize the importance of this until I had Dystonia. It was an important lesson learned the hardest way possible.
It’s taken me 50 years to begin to learn to become efficient.
Regardless of how long it takes to get there, it’s a liberating feeling once you arrive!
Sometime when you’re holding the note at the end of a tune and get to a point where your mind was practically screaming for you to take a breath. I discovered that I could ignore it and live a few more beats.
I know that feeling. It helps to know there is air in the tank we can’t touch. The less thinking you do, the more air you’ll have.