We have definitely entered the busy season. No matter what holiday you celebrate there is an extra added event or two to your already packed schedule. I recently mentioned that my hands ache a little if I play piano too many days in a row. My pragmatic friend offered that there is an easy fix, stop playing piano several days in a row. Seems simple and is doable most of the year, but this, my learned colleague is the busy season, gigs and practices about holiday cheer through singing and I am the accompanist. In playing piano I am always clear with people singing that I will follow them, so if they want to linger on a note or slow the pace down, I will adjust, they are setting the pace, its their performance and I am just in the background plonking out the melody on the piano. Makes me think about how we can show up in the world and in our work. There are times where we set direction for ourselves and go boldly forth in what in that moment leads us to our best possible life. I would wager, if we pay attention to our bold moves and growth spurts, somewhere in the background there is an accompanist, someone who is just following our lead, keeping time for us, holding space for our dreams and helping us to adjust our timing. There is an age-old reminder about living a life knowing that at any moment you could be inspiring another, I guess what I am thinking about is paying attention to your backup band in your successes. While you may be inspiring who is behind you just supporting you, plonking out the tune of your next move? You decide the tempo, linger in bars (musical ones) as long as you need and those accompanist will follow, will catch up, will slow down and meet you where you are. Sometimes we are the soloist, sometimes in the choir, and from time to time we are all in the background ensuring that another can hear the melody of their dreams a little better so that they can make the bold moves.
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