Not so small thinking - following the muse

Lately I have been making some changes in my musical approach. The changes are moving quickly from my head to my heart and I think its for the better.

I am really not sure where I picked it up but somehow I adopted a real hesitantcy to embrace and do what I enjoy most and really do well. Questioning if it is "good" or not instead of just acknowledging what the muse "is" that is in me and following that direction.

Letting the muse be the guide instead of "the theme of the project" "the required style", "the attitude/image" I want to portray. These are all things from the head and not from the spirit that really provides the cool stuff.

I am not saying here that I should not take time to work at practicing things outside of what is coming from that stream but I have a real balance to reach in the process of creativity and performance. I just need to let go basically.

I have started to take stands to move more in that direction and I think it is good for me spiritually to do so. Music is a very personal thing, I know we hear that all the time but as a musician I have not allowed that to be my case and as a result it has really hampered my progress and more importantly my deepest passion.

As I start to drop this attitude my creativity really takes a big jump and I find myself at peace with my instrument and even more so with myself.

Its amazing how "little" thoughts are not so small......how they actually can turn the course of what we do and have the potential to shipwreck our passions.