Category: Things I Want to Remember

Some of the worst pain that you can feel as a musician is not knowing the song. Not knowing the chord changes. Blowing the solo because you weren’t prepared. Messing up on a gig because you weren’t strong enough. Knowing that you could have done better but instead crashed and burned because you haven’t put in the work. This is… Read more →

Do more of what you love. — author unknown I think this is a valuable guiding principle to keep in mind as I start each day. It feels achievable. “Do more of what you love.” It doesn’t say “Go through your day upset because you don’t have the perfect life you want right now.” It simply says ‘Do more of… Read more →

Here’s what I love to do: I love to play the trombone. I love the sounds that I’m able to make on the instrument. I love the physical feeling I get playing the instrument. I feel it inside my chest. I love to play the trombone well. I love the feeling that I get when I am playing well and… Read more →