Won't Stop Believing

Every Tuesday night when I take my place around the table at our weekly Sip N Strum gathering, I’m reminded why this is my sacred time each week. For nine years, we’ve been doing more than just learning to play the ukulele. We’ve been building a community, establishing friendships, sharing talents and just plain having fun (not to mention occasionally sipping a fireball)!

Eight years ago today, I wrote a post on my Random Connect Points blog about my experience playing with this crew on stage at Tin Roof in Columbia. How funny that I stumbled on that post today while doing some maintenance work on my blog.

What fun it was to re-read my early musings about playing music as a middle-aged wanna-be musician without any natural talent, rhythm or skill. That post led me to search further back in my archives to dust off the one chronicling the first performance of my fledgling music “career.”  It described the initial surge of apprehension, awe and excitement I felt in playing music with others on stage for the first time.



Today, that thrill remains. Sure I’ve gained a little skill in reading music, navigating chords and keeping a beat. I’ve added keyboard and guitar to my music resume playing with the “Flossie Dog” band. But it’s that deep feeling of connection that only comes from playing a part in something bigger that keeps me coming back.

While I’m pretty sure I’ll never make it to the Grand Old Opry, I’m so glad I didn’t stop believing in a dream I thought could never come true. As I wrote in 2016, the dream might just show up on a different stage in a different outfit - but it’s living the dream nonetheless.

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