Musical Journey!!!

I have spoken a lot about music and the biggest regret of my life is not learning to play any instrument or sing. Every time I have tried, I have given up way faster. 

I remember being super excited about it when kiddo was born and I had planned for music during the 4 months of alone time when my family was in India. I was so excited to learn the guitar, took classes at Liverpool university for 3 hrs a week, got a beautiful fender guitar, and got going. The few weeks were great but the motivation dwindled down soon and before I knew I had stopped practicing. Felt so gutted the guitar has been untouched for 9 yrs now.

Last few months I have thought a lot about my regret and have decided to do something about them. And music has been in my thoughts for long. I was inclined to buy a keyboard but then thought about how I will feel if I abandon it like before struck me. So instead thought about getting back to the Guitar couple of weeks back. Today I finally decided to do something about it and planned to get the broken string mended by my dear friend. Little did I know the music journey would have started in such a special way.

The morning was unreal 😇. And then humming my favorite song in that incredible environment was something else (no words to describe), couldn't have been better. 

Then met D to fix the guitar. He showed me the project he has been working on and it was mesmerizing and jaw-droppingly good. And the to-be project was very special like the icing on the cake, I cant wait for it. He was busy and could not have fixed the strings, but somehow the plans got canceled and he was made available for me. Felt like it was meant to be fixed today. He quickly changed the string, tuned it, and started playing my guitar. He was in love with the sound she made, I could see it in his face.

With my college bestie M helping me to train and promised to pester me (kick me in the balls) if I slag, I'm sure ill be able to do something about it. He already gave me 30 mins gyan on the physics and the structure of the guitar even though I knew it.

For years I wanted to learn music to play in front of others and probably impress them. When I saw H in his room playing 10+ instruments so well, I just could not understand why he did not want to be on stage or in a band. Today I get it. Music was for him, his soul, and no one else mattered. I want to learn music for myself now and to connect with my soul. Obviously, if I am good enough to play in front of others, I will do it. If not, I will try it for myself, I think I deserve that 😃

It felt like today had to be special to start my music journey. I hope I have the patience and the headspace to continue this journey till I can remember. So here I come my love 💓