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Daniel:
There is a little music and performance tutoring place over in the shopping center right behind our apartments, so I'm thinking of taking some voice and diction classes, if nothing else just to experience the thrill of speaking with an eager audience, and somehow bettering myself that way.
ifyoucantfixit:
It seems to me David you are in the same boat as so many here..The only differnece is you
are after a different goal..
The way I see it may seem simplified to you. But its just how I see it...The only way out is through...You have to start doing the thing. You will then find out if you have an audience of interest. It probably will seem scary at first. But highly gratifying if you succeed. whatever
happens. You should feel all right..because you enjoy what you are doing.. So how can you
really lose?
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Daniel on October 11, 2007, 02:16:26 am ---There is a little music and performance tutoring place over in the shopping center right behind our apartments, so I'm thinking of taking some voice and diction classes, if nothing else just to experience the thrill of speaking with an eager audience, and somehow bettering myself that way.
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That's a terrific idea, Daniel! I'm a big believer in education. Whenever it's been possible for me, I've been enrolled in a class of some sort - frequently nothing to do with my 'work'. (For instance, I've taken Drawing 101 3 times and still am dismal.) Maybe that makes me a geek, but there's something about being in a classroom that (I believe) keeps your mind active. It's so easy to get into a rut in the workplace. After you become competent at your job, it frequently becomes rote and that is very bad IMO - it makes us stagnant and uninteresting.
I was so introverted and self-conscious in high school - I participated in the annual musicals (almost expected), but always as extra or support. I wonder how my today self would handle it, sometimes? I have so much more appreciation for the technical aspects of performance - I just didn't understand it during those horrible teenage years. I know that public speaking back then was akin to torture, but now doesn't bother me at all.
Daniel:
I think a lot of what might have happened in these past 10 years is undue pressure from my parents. Being the firstborn, I suppose I'm supposed to live up to all the expectations they have of me. I think they saw my interest in acting more as a childish play thing, so they discouraged me from pursuing it later on because they didn't realize it was so important to me. Being the firstborn, I was afraid to tell them how important it was to me. I was afraid to do a lot of things with my parents for myself, so often sacrificed what I wanted for what I thought was the greater good.
Thank you for your support, Lynne. Since we've actually met in person, and had a chance to talk for a bit, the fact that you can recognize what I'm talking about means the world to me. It just fits... somehow. And I'm starting to feel ashamed that I didn't go after my dreams when I had the chance, even if I thought I was doing the right thing at the time....
Daniel:
Ah well, I have to get up in three hours, so might as well try to get some sleep... :)
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