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20 minutes to write this blog before I need to be in rehearsal? Sure, no problem, I totally have this under control! :)

This Friday was the end of a very stressful week for me! My old self would have been filled with nervous energity and anxiety at the end of a week like this!

Today was especially challenging my inner peace becuase my Professor ran class over by 15 minutes, causing me to be late to orchestra rehearsal! If a musician is late to a rehearsal, they better have been in a car accident becuase being tardy is not tolerated. Instead of stressing out, I walked into rehearsal late, and 50 people turned to look at me - I announced confidentally that my class ran over and I was sorry. A situation I had completely no control over - so I didn't act like it was the end of the world. Of course I care, and in the future I'll have a better track of the time!

I also had a huge project due today at 5 pm, and for whatever reason could not digitally upload the project to turn it in. This process of figuring out how to upload the project took 10 minutes too long, and when I finally figured it out, the time was 5 pm, and the program said that my assignment was late. Instead of stressing out, I told my teacher how I had difficulty uploading the assignment and hoped he understood.

If these two things happened to the old me, it probably would have runined the weekend. Now that I've changed my lifestyle, I feel that my body and mind are in a much better place. I feel calmer and more aware that situations happen that I can't control. All I can control is how I act and respond to them.

"Don't worry about a thing. Cause every little thing is going to be alright" - "Three Little Birds," Bob Marley

Have an amazing Friday everyone! I'm off to play Mozart!

Cellista

01/31/2015 5:38AM

Hi Kirst,It's nice to hear from another classical musician! I am a professional orchestral musician and private instructor at a university. I completely understand the pressure you are under...it's not like any other major or career. I can tell you from the professional standpoint that this does not change when you are out of school! The best thing you can do for yourself to sustain the pressure is to take care of your physical and mental health. The demands on us are unparalleled. And yes, we still cannot be late to rehearsal lol!

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Elizabeth H.

01/30/2015 4:01PM

I feel for you! I remember those school stresses, and feel like I sound like a crazy oldie for saying this now, but I really promise that in the long run one "late" assignment doesn't matter or even one bad test grade, they don't stick with you. So you are completely on the right tract for keeping your inner peace right now :-). Also, as a professor now, I have to be tough on late assignments on principle, but good work over all can easily trump that, and in the long run I end up not holding it against students. I could be a big softy though, lol!

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