Week 3 - Regrets

If anyone tells you they have no regrets, don’t believe them. We ALL have regrets, every single one of us. This is one of mine. When I was young, my parents bought me this used player piano. I doubt the idea was for me to become some world-renowned pianist, but rather to learn some level of self-discipline. I did not discipline myself to learn this instrument. I wanted to be good right away and was not patient to learn at the pace required. It wasn’t until my late 20s that I realized the beginning is where you will fail the most, be frustrated the most, want to give up the most, and it is patience and maturity that says, “stay the course”. I still have that piano. If you pump the pedals it will play songs I will never learn. You may think this is an odd item to keep around, given its size and lack of use. Yet, it reminds me daily to be patient with myself, to be patient with the process of learning, growing and failing. It reminds me to stay the course.