{"id":247,"date":"2011-03-23T21:32:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T02:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2011-03-26T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T17:27:55","slug":"on-pins-and-needles-%e2%80%93-and-banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"On Pins and Needles \u2013 and Banana Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This is a time of year that is full of potential.\u00a0 Winter seems to be over, mostly, and spring has started to show hints of what lies ahead in the little buds on the trees, but it\u2019s still raw outside.\u00a0 We know that the blooms are coming and we know we will have warmer weather, but we just can\u2019t feel it yet \u2013 on most days.\u00a0 For many students of music, this is also a time of feeling the potential of what lies ahead but not knowing exactly HOW everything will unfold. \u00a0They are done with their auditions and waiting to hear back from their school of choice, or summer festival of choice, or waiting to get the details of aid packages.<\/p>\n

For those of us who are past our official student days, there are plenty of other big things yet to happen that can cause us real stress and worry.\u00a0 We would rather know NOW how things are going to happen.<\/p>\n

Dealing with the unknown has never been my strong suit, but it is a big part of our existence as human beings.\u00a0 What do we do with this little period of time when everything is up in the air? When we have done what we can and the results are out of our control?\u00a0 When we are waiting with bated breath to see how things are going to turn out?<\/p>\n

\"\"My husband says:\u00a0 Bake banana bread.\u00a0 And I tend to agree!\u00a0 That is how we often deal with it, actually \u2013 taking time for the little enjoyable things of life.\u00a0 We are making banana bread as I write this. (Full disclosure: HE is making banana bread as I write this).<\/p>\n

But seriously, I think that one of the greatest comforts in life is the knowledge that you gave your best efforts during the time when there WAS something you could do to influence the outcome of your goals.\u00a0 That being said, there\u2019s always something to learn from the process, and it\u2019s a good idea to take stock of everything you did (in a kind way, of course!) so that you can use that information in the future.<\/p>\n

Also, the recognition and determination that you are going to be fine no matter what<\/em> can go a long way toward easing worries.\u00a0 Life really is far more about what we bring to our situations than the situations themselves.\u00a0 And sometimes when we don\u2019t get something we want, it can turn into another opportunity that we never would have imagined possible otherwise.\u00a0 The key is to stay open and unhardened \u2013 always with a vision of what could be<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When it comes down to it, during these times of suspension and limbo, we have no choice but to make of it a huge exercise in trust.\u00a0 Trust in yourself and your ability to always move forward \u2013 and develop a trust in the bigger shape of your life, and in the possibilities of the things that are not yet seen.<\/p>\n

And banana bread REALLY helps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a time of year that is full of potential.\u00a0 Winter seems to be over, mostly, and spring has started to show hints of what lies ahead in the little buds on the trees, but it\u2019s still raw outside.\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}