perceptions vs. reality ::
I took piano lessons for a long time. I didn’t think I was very good, so I essentially gave up.
Today, I had coffee with my piano teacher. She said I was good. That I was one of her best students back then. Funny how, in middle school, my perception of that situation was entirely different than the reality.
Now, I’ll still argue that I wasn’t very good. I’m not very diligent and didn’t practice nearly as much as I should have. But, I suppose, I had potential. I could have been decent. If I would have realized my ability, maybe I would have tried harder.
This is a silly thing really [but, I was really pretty excited about it today--I woke a couple friends up to tell them this morning...]. But, it makes me wonder what there is in my life now that I’m perceiving completely different than reality.
Have you had anything in your life like this [or, am I the only crazy one...]?
February 5th, 2009 at 8:24 am
let’s see…SHJ!
yea, I talked to him about it about a week ago. The talk went well but still I let myself think that something would eventually happen with “us.” What was I thinking–a missionary and a chiropractor? So we still hang out (mainly b/c he’s one of the few unmarried friends I have right now) and in the mean time I’m forcing myself to not like him anymore. Its work–hard work!