Music Nostalgia

This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to perform with our school orchestra. They needed a flute and I happily offered my services. Playing with them made me realize how much I miss performing. I don't really have much opportunity for performing now, beyond the occasional musical number at church, and I really miss it! Playing with the orchestra brought back so many memories, especially of high school concerts and competitions.

Sometimes, I feel like I live and breathe math all the time. I'm a teacher and I have to give everything I have to be effective. While I know that there are other parts of me, sometimes they get a little forgotten and swept under the rug. It was really refreshing to bring out these other passions in my life. I love music -- I love listening to it, I love performing it, I love the light and happiness that it brings to others. I'm so grateful to have been blessed with musical talents -- and I'm grateful that I was given an opportunity to brush up this past week. And while I complained that I didn't get home from school until 8:30 at night, and that my knee really hurt from running, and that I'm yet again behind on my grading (got to love the end of the term!), I really needed to feel musical again. It was a breath of fresh air to my soul -- and I feel rejuvenated again.