Maybe it was the Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared. Or maybe it wasn’t spoken or written advice, but more something my mom or dad or grandparents modeled in their own behavior.
I’m grateful for the seeds of musical interest planted by any number of people in my immediate and extended family, along with regular reminders that I’ll never improve if I don’t practice.
Or it might have been the poster in my third grade classroom which reminded us that Maturity is the ability to forego the immediate pleasure in favor of the long term gain. That’s stuck with me for over 60 years, though I’ve not always adhered to it.
I may think of something more pertinent after I publish this. If I do, I’ll update.
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