tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post1485986496251257253..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Trying Betterruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-79347363666147046842008-10-28T05:47:00.000-07:002008-10-28T05:47:00.000-07:00Great post. I tend to be a bit of a Lisa Simpson ...Great post. I tend to be a bit of a Lisa Simpson myself and see the same thing in my 5 year old. Thanks for the reminder to not be perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-54718842267611470602008-10-16T07:15:00.000-07:002008-10-16T07:15:00.000-07:00Oooooh, it's so good for us to suck at things! Re...Oooooh, it's so good for us to suck at things! Remember when you were a little kid and everything seemed hard ...? Think of how fast your brain was growing then! And then you (we) found things, like singing, that were just the right amount of hard and easy and the success feels so good that you (we) just kept doing the things you (we) were good at...? And you (we) avoided the hard things because they made you (us) look dumb and feel dumb...? <BR/><BR/>But now you're an adult and who cares if you look dumb! You know you're not, you're just trying something new (or getting back to something old that you love) and the rest of the world is too worried about looking dumb or feeling dumb that they are watching tv and not solving the world hunger crisis. Except for the heroes, who don't worry about looking or feeling dumb and they keep trying new things and sucking sometimes (you read Three Cups of Tea!) and their brains are growing and so is our collective consciousness.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations and keep on sucking, hero! You'll need something like singing to keep you breathing and remembering the beauty of things when your classes and subjects get stressful.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/>MeganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-12473824092176348762008-10-15T21:47:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:47:00.000-07:00Okay you are going to laugh about this. I went to ...Okay you are going to laugh about this. I went to the parent-teacher conference this morning for my 6-year old. One of the challenges, the teacher said, was the kids' trying to be perfect. Apparently they get really frustrated when the first few tries are not perfect. So one of the parent's jobs is to help their young kids learn that imperfection and failing are okay. <BR/><BR/>I suppose we continue to learn that all our lives :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-1625409330186153802008-10-15T18:59:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:59:00.000-07:00I was with band how you were with choir when I was...I was with band how you were with choir when I was in high school. I miss it so much. I always imagine joinging a community band when I move after grad school, but I know it will be really scary because I'm going to suck!EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-61833588583156467682008-10-15T18:04:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:04:00.000-07:00I learned a different aspect of the same lesson la...I learned a different aspect of the same lesson last weekend. I went to an education conference and we all said the same things about hardships we have. I felt like it was totally pointless because we were preaching to the choir. Then, a professor stood up and said "so, do something about it!" And I remembered that I do have power, especially if we make an effort en masse. We may not change the entire educational system this week, but we can affect change. Don't give up!Tina Cardonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-58696502480735735092008-10-15T17:36:00.000-07:002008-10-15T17:36:00.000-07:00What a great post! And I love FPF's comment about...What a great post! And I love FPF's comment about failure too. I love that you've joined a choir again. I loved singing in one in high school too, and sometimes really miss that. Good for you for participating!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-52337259165188473892008-10-15T17:01:00.000-07:002008-10-15T17:01:00.000-07:00Ruchi, someone at a meditation retreat two weeks a...Ruchi, someone at a meditation retreat two weeks ago made a comment that I thought was brilliant:<BR/><BR/>"Failure is not an option. It's inevitable."<BR/><BR/>I like to remind myself of this when I'm scared to try something. Our failures are what help us learn and get better. Not so much our successes.<BR/><BR/>Let's do karaoke some time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-84742022354670017462008-10-15T16:04:00.000-07:002008-10-15T16:04:00.000-07:00Knowing you gave it your best shot actually counts...Knowing you gave it your best shot actually counts for a lot. You're in a place where somebody will hear you, somebody will have to at least wrestle with what you said. Those ideas you voice won't just disappear from the universe.<BR/><BR/>And, I'm glad you didn't give up on choir, either:)Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.com