Entries Tagged as 'Spiritual Lessons'

Sam Cooke on Bob Dylan (Metaphorically Speaking)

July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“From now on, it’s not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It’s going to be about believing that the voice is telling the truth.” Sam Cooke, on Bob Dylan Sam Cooke=Pretty Voice Bob Dylan= Not So Pretty Voice Both were/are legends and outstanding musicians, songwriters, and performers.  Most people can agree that [...]

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Sit Back And Let It Come to You. No Need to Hurry!

February 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Lao Tzu Post Shared by Zen Habits.   Something I am personally working on right now. Consider the above quote from Lao Tzu,: how can it be true? Is it possible to never hurry, but to get everything done? It seems contradictory to our modern world, where everything [...]

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Don’t Like Your Musical Situation?–Action beats Inaction

December 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments

For some reason, the phrase ” I am sick and tired of being sick and tired”  always makes me laugh.   It reminds me of some old cheesy country song or something.  I’m not quite exactly sure why it makes me laugh, because ironically, this phrase rings true in all of us to a certain [...]

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When You Don’t Know Where to Go, Just Move Forward

November 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For a while I had been just giving guitar lessons, playing some gigs, and working part time advising a mid sized marketing/firm here in Dallas.  It was a lot of fun and even though I wasn’t making much money, my expenses were low, and I was really enjoying everything. Unfortunately, things did not work out [...]

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Never Stop Getting Better at Guitar: The First Step

September 21st, 2009 · 7 Comments

Why is it that some people seem to be so oblivious to the truth?  Do they really just not get it? How is it that thousands of horribly untalented people will wait hours upon hours in line to audition for shows like American Idol, when they really have no chance of making it past the [...]

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