Back in September I started TREE Year 4 with a small fanfare announcing a series in which I would be riffing on Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God. The book grabbed my attention in my early 20s when I was a zealous Christian.
Fascinating. (Also been there, and it doesn’t feel great so I send you my knowing nod and a hearty pat on the back in solidarity.) To riff on our riffs from the past couple days, maybe Brother Lawrence poetic density was no match for your short n sweet format. Maybe you would have an audience somewhere else. As you said, definitely worth the expedition to find out. And I’m grateful Tree is a place to experiment. (FWIW, I still say your autobiography was my favorite “season” so far, and I’m loving these sketches.)
I was a singer in a rock and roll band. I have a good register and love blending my voice with the instruments and free styling. However, I am not powerful enough to do lead vocals. How do I know? I’m remembering failing out loud, literally. It wasn’t embarrassing but it made me stay put in backup vocals, where I thrive. It may only be karaoke 🎤 now but it’s still a groove I enjoy.
Thanks for this Jeff..I have been a much more absent reader these last months. I can't say how much it's to do with overly-busy brain or any specific content that I didn't engage with. But I do so enjoy your honest reflections. Failing out loud is such a key part of true growing up that no one really teaches us about
It's always a joy when you show up in the comments, AKZQ! Once you get used to it, failing publicly is much less awful than it feels like it will be. And the stakes are usually far lower than our imaginations make them out to be.
Fascinating. (Also been there, and it doesn’t feel great so I send you my knowing nod and a hearty pat on the back in solidarity.) To riff on our riffs from the past couple days, maybe Brother Lawrence poetic density was no match for your short n sweet format. Maybe you would have an audience somewhere else. As you said, definitely worth the expedition to find out. And I’m grateful Tree is a place to experiment. (FWIW, I still say your autobiography was my favorite “season” so far, and I’m loving these sketches.)
I was a singer in a rock and roll band. I have a good register and love blending my voice with the instruments and free styling. However, I am not powerful enough to do lead vocals. How do I know? I’m remembering failing out loud, literally. It wasn’t embarrassing but it made me stay put in backup vocals, where I thrive. It may only be karaoke 🎤 now but it’s still a groove I enjoy.
Thanks for this Jeff..I have been a much more absent reader these last months. I can't say how much it's to do with overly-busy brain or any specific content that I didn't engage with. But I do so enjoy your honest reflections. Failing out loud is such a key part of true growing up that no one really teaches us about
It's always a joy when you show up in the comments, AKZQ! Once you get used to it, failing publicly is much less awful than it feels like it will be. And the stakes are usually far lower than our imaginations make them out to be.