This one's is a bit better,Donny.

http://smileys.on-my-web.com/

Achieving your goals, dreams & aspirations, be it personal, financial, musical, or anything else.

Scott

Diki,

Apology accepted. Sorry if I didn't catch your humor, but your post was rather jarring in contrast with the sentimental title and previous posts of this thread.

Beakybird

Diki apology accepted I missed the humor in it. Although I didn't identify with anything you commented enough to take it personally, it seemed to be an attack on a few people I've struck up a friendship with, outside of the forum. Those same people have been a tremendous help with their tips for on being successful playing music. That's where it became personal enough to get me upset.





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Scott it couldn't be said better. BTW I really enjoyed your website & songs.
http://scottyee.com

You are truly a Pro player & Vocalist.
How long have you been playing? Are you looking forward to a new Tyros 3 also?

Thanks all...

While we are on the topic of 'contentment', let me ask you something.

SHOULD a musician be 'content'?

Few of the great ones ever seemed to be. There's something about the drive to keep getting better, to innovate, to create, that somehow seems to interfere with this nirvana.

In many ways, I DO consider myself a discontented person. I am discontented with my arranger (it never does EVERYTHING I want it to do!), I am discontented with my playing (it sure could be better!), I am discontented with everything I have recorded (ditto!), I am discontented with my audiences (why can't they give Jimmy Buffett a rest, from time to time! )...

It kind of makes me sound like a grouch, doesn't it?

But it drives me. It drives me to work harder at controlling what I DO play, it drives me to practice every day, to reach for new ideas as much as I can, to try to grow and learn from everybody I work with, to try and make every performance, every session just a BIT better than the last one. And, of course, I am discontent because THAT doesn't always happen!

But strangely, I am a very happy person, and consider myself the luckiest guy I know! At least on MY terms, I consider myself successful beyond my wildest dreams...

So I am happy, and successful (in my eyes), but NOT 'content'.

Doctor, is there something wrong with me...?

Happiness is something that comes and and goes.

Contentment is something that lasts.

In addition, when you are content, your happy times are happier and your blues are less blue.

Self-indulgence makes you happy.

Dedication makes you content.

Ian

So, actually, I AM 'content', just not 'happy'..?

Thanks, Dr. Freud...

Now, put down the cigar

Perhaps you are content with being "happy"...or happy with being "content"?


Sheeeesh! I gotta get back to giggin'...waaaaay too much time on my hands.

Sigmund

oooops ... hit submit before I wrote anything ...

Diki ... In case I was somewhere in your "rant" , apology accepted ... and if I weren't, WHY NOT !!! ..... (just bustin' )

Certainly one can be very happy without being content ... One can be happy with their current place in life, work, playing ability, whatever, but as you said, not being content is the driving force towards improvement ...

That's all the philosophy from me for today ...

t.

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