Chapter Summary: The analogy in this chapter of looking down at your feet as you hike and missing the big picture really resonates with me. We can get so caught up on the next step and exactly how and where to put our feet down that we miss what's all around us and miss the view. We stumble through this complicated world where no one has the perfect book of rules for getting through, and we do so so afraid that we've got it wrong and that we're in it all alone. If we could just lift up our eyes we would realize how silly it is to have our eyes on the ground. It's like riding a roller coaster and closing our eyes the whole way through and being all lost and sad at the end because we missed the view. Joy in the journey is a big part of this concept, being able to enjoy what we're doing while were doing it instead of always looking ahead to some imaginary time when we'll finally be happy and content with where we are. And it's true how when we're able to enjoy what we do and look up we distract ourselves into doing things that we didn't think were possible at first. Our feet know how to walk, we don't need to micromanage them. Coincidentally, when we distract our voices and are able to think about something else, see the beauty of a piece of music, focus on a person that piece is for, our technical problems all but go away.
Key Concept: Learn to look up and enjoy the ride. Practice isn't just a means to an end where we'll finally be happy with how good we are. We need to enjoy where we're at.
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Making Connections: I try to focus so hard on what my voice needs to feel like and sound like that I psyche myself out and create more tension and problems. I have my eyes on my feet! I need to learn to look up and open my eyes. I'm studying music because I LOVE it. Sometimes I need to remind myself of that. Also, I need to continue to distract myself with dancing in the practice room.
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