Most likely there is not a person who any of us can point to who does not intimately get Einstein's quote. Who of us afterall has never made a mistake? But it is also apparent that what Dr. Einstein was referring to was not the benign misspelling of a word on a job application, or an error in our arithmetic while balancing our checkbooks. He is very much commenting on the conscious act of trying anything new we may have never tried before (e.g. a career change, presenting an original piece of music, a radical mathematical equation) and the risk involved and fears that we face when starting out on such a life path, a new adventure, or even embarking on a journey not of our choosing but has become necessary for any of a multitude of reasons to make a life which is different from the one we've been living. In any case, circumstances occur in our lives which at times may reveal an opportunity to literally reinvent the life we live, and possibly even ourselves if we are willing to take on the risk of making a mistake or...even failing.Though seemingly a daunting task, in a practical sense the realization is that everyday we begin over again. In fact, in every moment we begin over whether we agree with it, like it, accept it...or not. We are in a constant process of change since beginning our journeys in the womb to the end of our time here. I'm not about to get metaphysical or enter into some new age treatise on how we attract things into our lives because of the positive or negative thought patterns spinning around in the duality of our minds, which seems to lean towards a belief that if you just "think positively" then good things will just happen for you as a result. Imagine telling this to an innocent prisoner locked away in Guantanamo, or the Japanese whose lives were washed away by nature's fury, or the 61% of Americans who are without work because of the vicious misdeeds of common criminals who control our economic destinies. Could it be possible that if they had only projected "positive thoughts" then these calamities wouldn't have befallen them? I find it difficult for me to accept that on one particular day an entire prefecture of thriving hard working Japanese citizens were projecting "negative thoughts" and the next thing you know...Wham!...a large body of water wipes out a way of life.Sorry for the digression, but I just needed to clarify my intention for this entry, and my personal meaning in starting out into uncharted life territory, taking the risk, making mistakes, learning from our experiences, and moving on in spite of our mistakes. I'm addressing the everyday act of practical living as each of us knows it. So now that I've clarified my mission statement (of a sort) for this blog, I release you while I take a short break and will return later to complete my thoughts. And I hope you'll return to finish reading, and then leave your comments. I'm curious and eager to hear from you. I'll be back soon and thanks for your attention. - David
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein
Most likely there is not a person who any of us can point to who does not intimately get Einstein's quote. Who of us afterall has never made a mistake? But it is also apparent that what Dr. Einstein was referring to was not the benign misspelling of a word on a job application, or an error in our arithmetic while balancing our checkbooks. He is very much commenting on the conscious act of trying anything new we may have never tried before (e.g. a career change, presenting an original piece of music, a radical mathematical equation) and the risk involved and fears that we face when starting out on such a life path, a new adventure, or even embarking on a journey not of our choosing but has become necessary for any of a multitude of reasons to make a life which is different from the one we've been living. In any case, circumstances occur in our lives which at times may reveal an opportunity to literally reinvent the life we live, and possibly even ourselves if we are willing to take on the risk of making a mistake or...even failing.Though seemingly a daunting task, in a practical sense the realization is that everyday we begin over again. In fact, in every moment we begin over whether we agree with it, like it, accept it...or not. We are in a constant process of change since beginning our journeys in the womb to the end of our time here. I'm not about to get metaphysical or enter into some new age treatise on how we attract things into our lives because of the positive or negative thought patterns spinning around in the duality of our minds, which seems to lean towards a belief that if you just "think positively" then good things will just happen for you as a result. Imagine telling this to an innocent prisoner locked away in Guantanamo, or the Japanese whose lives were washed away by nature's fury, or the 61% of Americans who are without work because of the vicious misdeeds of common criminals who control our economic destinies. Could it be possible that if they had only projected "positive thoughts" then these calamities wouldn't have befallen them? I find it difficult for me to accept that on one particular day an entire prefecture of thriving hard working Japanese citizens were projecting "negative thoughts" and the next thing you know...Wham!...a large body of water wipes out a way of life.Sorry for the digression, but I just needed to clarify my intention for this entry, and my personal meaning in starting out into uncharted life territory, taking the risk, making mistakes, learning from our experiences, and moving on in spite of our mistakes. I'm addressing the everyday act of practical living as each of us knows it. So now that I've clarified my mission statement (of a sort) for this blog, I release you while I take a short break and will return later to complete my thoughts. And I hope you'll return to finish reading, and then leave your comments. I'm curious and eager to hear from you. I'll be back soon and thanks for your attention. - David
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A Short IntroI'm a freelance musician whose career as a professional dates back almost four decades. And when I really consider the economic and emotional struggles that intimately accompany walking the path of an independent artist of any sort today, I am pleasantly amazed that I'm still doing it. I lived in the state of Vermont (USA) for three decades. What took me there were both family ties through marriage, and also work opportunities. But, being that I am originally from Philadelphia where my own family still resides, and due to becoming single again, along with a thinning of musical work, along with the creative, performing, and general opportunities, and my tiring of the long Winters, I began pining for the energy of the city again. Philadelphia is a thriving hive of creative culture. So I made a decision, and in April of 2013 I sold my home and returned to my roots...and I am happy that I did. Some extra musical interests include walking five to six miles daily (8km to 10km), growing tropical plants indoors, eating well, working out (no doubt I am committed to my physical, mental, and spiritual well being), studying a new language (now Spanish), reading, and traveling when I can, having already been many times off the continent, and lived in India and Nepal. So there it is. Anything you'd like to know, please check my Bio, or feel free to ask. Archives
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