I have been a knitter for many years--since my older daughter was very young. I'm currently teaching myself to crochet--and it is ROUGH. My husband laughed at me the other night when I announced that I started with 20 stitches and only had 13 after a few rows.
At first, I thought, "Wow, I'm pretty bad at this!" We all say that to ourselves, especially when trying something new. On my drive home, I listened to a podcast. The host invited the guest to consider saying "I am still acquiring the skills for this" instead of "I'm bad at this." What a way to reframe that idea! What if we applied that to our music? Think of the difference it could mean to your playing. So the next time you think, "I'm bad at this" see if you can change it to, "I'm still working on it and I can improve."
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