Morning Pep Talk For Musicians - When You Feel Behind

Good morning,

Musician.

If you feel like perhaps you're behind,

You're feeling behind like everyone else is further along,

Like more busier,

Somehow more successful than this one's for you today,

Take a moment to breathe in and just come back to your own rhythm.

It's so easy to look around and feel like you're not doing enough,

That perhaps you should be doing much,

Much more than what you're already doing now,

But your path is yours and music was never meant to be a race.

Progress in this world isn't measured by how fast you move or how visible you are,

It's measured by the quiet moments you keep choosing to show up.

It's in the practice sessions that no one sees,

It's in the courage it takes to keep believing even when it feels slow.

You are not behind,

You are becoming in your own timing and in your own way.

Every single musician blooms differently,

Some seasons are full of performances,

Others are full of stillness and quiet,

But both matter,

Both are growth,

Both are just as important.

You haven't missed your chance,

You're not late to your purpose,

Everything that's meant for you is unfolding right on beautiful schedule.

So let yourself breathe,

Let yourself be exactly where you are because there's no deadline on artistry.

Music will always wait for you,

Patiently,

Lovingly,

Until you're ready to meet it again.

And when you do,

It will sound richer for everything you've lived in the meantime.

You're not behind,

You're exactly where your path needs to be.

Keep showing up gently,

Bravely,

In your own rhythm.

You are just doing amazingly.

Have a fantastic day.