LisaS
01-31-2007, 03:39 PM
I read this column in the local paper today and thought it would good to mention here in The Other 20% area.
excerpt: I remember my first piano recital very clearly. That evening, the lights were dim, the crowd attentive. Tentatively, I pressed and held each key. Jin. (Pause) Gle. (Pause) Bells. (Pause) Nearing the conclusion of the song, my audience raised their voices in song: "In. A. One. Horse. Oooooopen. Sleigh!"
The memory is vivid because my first recital took place last month in my living room in front of my husband and children.
I don't have to compete. I don't need to be fantastic so I can get into college or land a great job. I don't have to know how long this interest will last or where it will lead me. To some, this endeavor may be called a money drain; I call it pure joy.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/columns/article_1559159.php
excerpt: I remember my first piano recital very clearly. That evening, the lights were dim, the crowd attentive. Tentatively, I pressed and held each key. Jin. (Pause) Gle. (Pause) Bells. (Pause) Nearing the conclusion of the song, my audience raised their voices in song: "In. A. One. Horse. Oooooopen. Sleigh!"
The memory is vivid because my first recital took place last month in my living room in front of my husband and children.
I don't have to compete. I don't need to be fantastic so I can get into college or land a great job. I don't have to know how long this interest will last or where it will lead me. To some, this endeavor may be called a money drain; I call it pure joy.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/columns/article_1559159.php