I've spent a long time reading other blogs and thinking "I could do that." But somehow the time never felt right before. It's been on my mind a lot lately so I finally worked up the courage to take the plunge.
Music plays a huge part in my life. I started playing the clarinet in grade school and continued into high school playing in the honors orchestra. Along the way I added in the piano and guitar but the clarinet has always been my first love.
In the last few years I've had to deal with deep depression. Along the way I stopped playing and became a virtual recluse. I went out as little as possible and along the way I lost interest in everything that had mattered so much to me. The clarinet and guitar were packed away and I spent my time watching tv and surfing the internet.
Life is slowly improving and I've begun playing again. It feels right. Like a huge part of me that was missing is back again. I'm not ready to go out and play in public anytime soon but one of these days it will happen.
Friday, April 27, 2007
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I suspect you can indeed "do that" and hope you enjoy doing so.
One step at a time, yes?
Absolutely. Just have to be careful not to fall on my face doing it.
The whole "human walking" thing is pretty amazing; an incredibly complex process that babies somehow still manage to work out, though a fair amount of falling does happen. Apparently the thrill of new-found mobility wins out over pain of falling, because they usually get up and try again.
Sometimes I think if babies knew what we know, they might stick to crawling.
:-P
Also sometimes I think about how the earth is roughly ball-shaped, and anyone living between the polar circles is like, sideways, standing and walking around on that giant ball. So far I haven't been able to disorient myself with such thoughts, but for some reason I keep trying. Maybe just to see if I can, I don't know.
Anyway - here's to new-found mobility.
Blogging is a fantastic antidote for depression. It brought me back from the brink and I hope it does the same for you
I'd be interested to read a post about your taste in music
I think blogging is going to be a very good thing. I'm actually working on a post about some of my favorite songs. It needs a bit of editing though as it's way too long.
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