I'm lovin' it

So what's the great story of the day? Well, it certainly doesn't start out that well, but it ends in a great way. So I went to my accompanist's class today because we have to sing there two times during the semester. So it's actually usually a pretty awful experience for both of us; however, it's a really good performing opportunity. Unfortunately, neither of us were as prepared as we could have been today, and it was the longest forty five minutes I've had in a long time. She was obviously not impressed with us, and especially not me. So yeah, it was a really terrible part of my day.

So now to the good news. So I was walking out of there today and I really didn't feel like her comments affected me all that much. I know what I can do, and I know that I've been really busy. I don't feel like I've wasted a lot of time this semester, I've just been really busy. So the moral of the story? I didn't let her comments affect me. I took some of her criticism seriously, and I'll use it towards improving my songs for juries. But I'm not going to take her dislike as a personal attack. I know that things are tough and stressful for me this semester, and I feel good about the direction that I'm heading with my vocal abilities. I'm still just a freshman, and yes, there are things that I can do to improve my studying and things. But I really am trying, and I'm not going to let criticism from other people get me down anymore.

So there are a lot of things that I'm still struggling with, but really, I know most of my weak areas, and I'm learning to accept those. I think that everyday I move closer to feeling comfortable with who I am. And really, as long as I know I'm doing my best, that's all that matters.