11 February 2021

Apparently, this blog is still available, even though the last entry was made in 2017. I was aware that consistency and follow-through are not my strongest qualities, but 5 years is a long time between.

So I will start small, because life has changed quite a bit, and I have a renewed interest in being consistent; and I have actually achieved some goals by practicing every day (or nearly) that had seemed out of reach.

In March of 2020, daily life became constricted and limiting with the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting much of the world. Staying home has become the norm for me, and I began to take advantage of being here with my tools and supplies and toys. I finished the Calla Lily Quilt I had started for my daughter, completed a quilt for my new grand-nephew in Arizona, and continued doing ART with Helen, although not in person.

Then in July, Ron Drotos began a YouTube series of "lessons", a workshop for beginners, in Rock and Roll on the piano. 20 minutes every day. I did it, and when August came along, I continued with the Jazz workshop for beginners, and I've played nearly every day since then.

Why does it take so long for us to accept what we KNOW is true? If you practice something everyday, you will get better at it?