Ratkity wrote:

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VERY cool, doulos!!!

One comment by my sister blew me away one day. We were both talking about someone else's guitar playing that we liked and she said, "but he's not quite as good as you". That just made me feel so good! I also have a tendency to belittle my playing because I see soooooo much talent around me that I covet.

You deserve that great feeling! You are better than you think.

Hugs,
Ratkity

Tele wrote:

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Acknowledging you have a problem is the first step! <g> Its great to hear Doulos. I think everyone who replied was correct.

You should be proud of yourself. So should we all. That seems to be something most of us "misplace" as we get older. When we are young, we don't have all these preconceived notions about being "good enough". So we just do it.When we get older, most of us have already had a lot of experience dealing with people who may judge us harshly. So we tend to hold back, so we don't have to deal with the possibility. The reality is usually much different, if we just take the attitude of the young, and just do it. I think that being okay with yourself is contagious. I'm not talking about self-esteem, or anything like that. Just being okay with yourself, and giving yourself a level playing field in every situation. I think we should all give ourselves that much.

Most people are good, and they are not going to judge us harshly. And if you're really okay with yourself, wont you be too busy to care? I would go so far as to say that PR (and his wife) are right on. We judge ourselves too harshly and as a result, we hold back.

I'm totally a kid. I just want to join in and play. I'll worry about the rest later. Or maybe not. I could just be happy for the experience. Yeah, that's it

omegaman41658 wrote:

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One of the all time best stories ever here on the BGMF. I can relate. My dog and wife often TELL me to play. I had a customer tell me the other day when I was shipping out a guitar I sold on eBay, I said 'it is detuned a half step, cannot do it Ron'. He said, awww, c'mon, plaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy. Naw. I just packed her and shipped her (Huss and Dalton CM...too fat for my bursitis) and the new owner played her and now he can play for others. Meanwhile it's me and the wife and the dog. The dog doesn't react to missed notes and keys anymore, just part of his life. He has grown to accept me for who I am.

I know what you mean Doulos. It is nerve wracking. You handled it like a champ. Great story.

I am in Southwest Washington now, grew up in Los Angeles where my grandfather did make wine in his basement (big oak barrels and all). I hope to make some wine this year from my red vines (they aren't ready yet) but here is a shot of the first bunch from my white vines (very sweet and seedless).




The green hue on everything is how my blackberry adjusted the image as I shot it...

Very nice! I miss seeing the vineyards on the West Coast. I loved it when tourists, thinking they were getting away with something, would get out of their cars, run over and grab a handful of grapes, shoving it into their mouths.

It was priceless~ lol