So I had a sort of awakening this morning... I suppose most do when they sleep. This one, however, came to me while walking to work.
I started thinking about my time commitment to pipe band. How much time exactly do I spend, each day, thinking about band?
The answer is lots. That's okay too, but my next thought was, "I wonder if anybody realizes."
Here at the office everyone knows I play in a pipe band. It's almost universally known I'm a piper.... that's right.. they all assume, despite my protests that I'm a piper. Fair enough.
They have no clue what's going on behind these glasses. Or that at any necessary moment I can change into my kilt in a phone booth and run off with my drum at the ready.
How many of us are there? Silent people with super human ability to create music under duress.... Desk tappers, folks who practice doublings on their keyboards at work..
Thousands? Millions? Hard to say...
If you're reading this you're one of these folks. Silently honing your craft, pretending like you aren't working to pay for that trip to Scotland :)
Tonight at around 10 I'll transform yet again into a wanna-be rock star, when what I'd really like to be is in bed asleep. I'll bounce around stage with a loud guitar, smiling and singing, collect my cheque, thank God I can make money making music then drive home... superman.
The whole time I'll be trying to figure out how to make Tuesday rehearsal even better than this weeks. It's a blessing and a curse, just like the cape.
Today I challenge you to remove your glasses for a moment and show one coworker what it is exactly you do. Even if it's a youtube video or whatever... Open their eyes to the new generation of pipe bands.
I'd better go practice my pipes, wouldn't want to disappoint my coworkers....
Up up and away
Sean
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