I just returned from a concert at the Steve Kaufman Acoustic Kamp. Steve is one of the worlds foremost celebrated flatpick guitarist and lives right here in Mayberry (Maryville, TN). Each year, Steve hosts musicians from all over the world who come to learn how to flatpick. As I heard him play tonight, I was reminded of what I had thought the first time I heard him play, “It would take years and many hours of practice to be half that good.” The interesting thing is years have already pasted and many hours have gone by yet my guitar sits off in a corner in my office. I see it regularly and think, “Oh, if I only had the time…”. I have a POOR attitude about guitar playing thus I am a poor guitarist.
We can’t save time. The hours are ticking by regardless of how we spend them. The reality is if I only played twice a week, I would be a great guitarist. I started playing guitar 30 years ago and took lessons from a fantastic guitarist at Florida Southern College while working on my undergraduate degree. Whether its guitar, parenting, sports, dancing, or riding the unicycle, its just not going to happen if you don’t invest the time. People who are RICH in living (like Steve Kaufman), find the time to pursue things they are passionate about. It exudes from every note he plays. I’d like to bottle his talent up and save it and break open the bottle some day. Oh for a someday…
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