Piano

Although I complained and whined about taking lessons all those years, I must admit I'm glad I did.

Piano defrags my brain.
It resets my thinking patterns.
It realigns my focus.

As a player, I am intermediate regressed to advanced beginner.

However, when I sit down to play scales, something happens.
My brain shifts.
Without pause, I sit up straight, feet planted solidly on the floor, and hands soft and curved over the keys.
I begin playing.
Whatever I was stressed about, thinking hard about, gets moved to a different part of my mind, and I focus on the notes in front of me. It's not a sweet, peaceful time - no I stumbled through, stop and go.
But when I leave, I leave satisfied.
My body feel relaxed.
I feel energized.

Thanks to my roommate, who must practice her clarinet to keep her scholarship, I have felt encouraged to make the journey to the fine arts building and practice more.

It feels good.

Oh! I must add. Required practice doesn't do this for me...