The month of October, I have decided to learn (or at least
try to learn) guitar. I cheated a bit
because I got my first “lesson” last month.
Unfortunately, when I picked up the guitar to play again, I had forgotten
all of the chords! So I’m basically back
to where I started.
I got a guitar my junior year of college and I had it in my
head that I was going to teach myself. I
learned the chords and could actually change between them decently well....but I had a
problem strumming. I have rhythm when dance
so I was hoping that would help me but I guess that was
wishful thinking.
My goal is to be dedicated enough this month to say that I
gave it a shot...if I pick it up that’s awesome but if not, I can at least say
I tried. My hope is that my muscle
memory will kick in and chords will not become a problem and somehow I will find rhythm If I can still remember the dance I did for
my 6th grade talent show, I am sure, if I give it enough time, I
will be able to remember at least the basic chords!
Unfortunately, I can already see my motivation
dwindling! Yikes! Mid practice today, a baby started screaming bloody
murder outside my window and when I went to shut it, I lost my pick. I have torn up the baskets at the base of my
window and have come up empty handed. I
could just practice the chords minus the pick or I could just run downstairs and
get a new one but I think 15 minutes is my max for the night!
In other news...I had a vey lazy week last weekend. After my friend’s bachelorette weekend two
weekends ago, I needed to catch up on sleep so I did not run AT ALL! However, I started to see just how much my
body needs the exercise and I have been running since. I still have my race ahead of me and I can’t
loose the motivation now!
I am also kicking myself in the pants for staking such big claims right out of the gate. When I go from not reading the Bible ever, to committing to reading it everyday is a lot to ask...not that I shouldn't be but I should have been okay with easing into it. What has come out of that challenge though is me actually reading the Bible and wanting to read it. Unfortunately, I did come to find Joshua has a lot of chapters on how land was separated between the 12 tribes! I will admit I skimmed since I have no clue what boundaries they are talking about. One thing that did stand out to me in my last reading though was in Joshua 21:45 which says, "Not one of all the Lord's good promises to the house of Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled." This was not new or surprising to me but it stood out because it's something I tend to forget often. It was a good reminder that God NEVER fails. He is committed to keeping his promises to us and I am so thankful that I hold on to the promise that I will live with him in eternity forever!
