Originally Posted by: faith83

We live in a culture that doesn't cultivate patience and in which most of the unglamorous work of getting better happens "off screen." People share their successes, etc., but very rarely the hard work of getting to that point.

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I meant to comment on this the other day. This is such an excellent observation. What we see is almost always the result of countless hours of hard, often boring, often repetitious work.

[quote=faith83]

And Emmylou Harris once said that our limitations define our style. So forget perfect! It's not an attainable goal, and probably nor should it be. Perfect is boring. Be like Michael and Bruce and Billy and Emmylou instead.

I could listen to Emmylou read the phone book and it would make me smile. I love everything about that woman's voice. Her accent, her tone, her words. I fall in love again and again and again.