So, I had my guitar session for the second day in a row! It was at 8:00pm though, not the scheduled 7:30pm; but it’s “better late than never” like the adage goes. Of course, I don’t think I’ll be journaling every single day of guitar practice, but let’s see.

I’m using the beginner course by Justin Sandercoe (highly recommended by the way). There are nine stages on the beginner’s course. I’ve kind of mastered stage 1 now based on the amount of times I have started from scratch over the past couple of years ha! So, I started stage 2 today and will probably be here for a least a week.

It’s interesting learning a new skill. My fingers hurt and there are chord progressions I don’t think I can get. For example, the transition from the Dm to the A chord seems to have stumped me at first try. I had to stop and place my left fingers one at a time on each string while strumming with my right hand to try and make sure the chords sounded right. After a few minutes of “why can’t I get this?!’ exclaims, it did sound slightly better. Key word here: slightly. I’ve still a long way from mastery! Sorry if this is sounds like jargon to you!

Basically, “if at first try you don’t succeed, try and try again” is the moral of today’s story. I can’t rush it. It can be overwhelming to think of the end goal and look at where I am now and doubt that I will make it there. But like I was recently reminded, God doesn’t give us the grace for tomorrow. He gives us the grace for today. If I tried to include tomorrow lot in today’s it would be unwise and unproductive, among other things.

So I will focus on today’s progress and be thankful for it. The very fact that I am practicing today is progress in itself! 🙂