Practice makes Perfect?

I am not a natural...

I have a lot of fear and self-doubt.

I censor myself and think too much.

i hold back.

thinking too much

I have to practice and repeat things over and over.

And my memory isn’t too hot.

But the enjoyment I get from it and the

feeling that I get from playing music,  writing songs

and performing them...

 makes it all worthwhile.

The Ukettes

Sometimes you just have to conquer the fear and

dive in head first.  You get people who are telling 

you that your crap...but you just have to carry on

anyhow.

Playing with good friends, the ones that support you

and believe in you and help you on your path makes

things less painful.      

 

and when the party is over and 

another year is upon is...

it’s back to the practice room with

new ideas, bigger plans and setting my mind

to be more focused, more accommodating and

forgiving of myself for not being perfect..I’ll
never be that.  I’ll never be famous or fabulous.
I’m

just trying to be authentic to who I am and
finding my own voice.


NO ONE IS GOOD BY IMITATION...

Fab neighborhood Party ringing in 2011

Thank you Mauna & Lee...

I don’t have the voice of an angel.

I sure wish I did but it’s very ordinary...

but I do love to sing and I love to play,

and I know that by doing it I can overcome alot of

other stuff that is standing in my way.


So in this New Year...

I want to conquer all that stuff and I want
to do it just for me...and not to please others.
and stop worrying about what they think about me.


Because the only thing worse than failing
is never trying at all...