8d • 🌿 Daily Reflection.
🎵 Reflection 005 — I’m Never Upset for the Reason I Think
Here’s something I’ve been reflecting on this morning.
Imagine two musicians make exactly the same mistake.
One laughs, learns from it and keeps playing.
The other feels embarrassed and wants to give up.
The mistake was identical.
So what changed?
The meaning.
It’s easy to think we’re upset because of the wrong note, the difficult piece, the teacher’s feedback or the upcoming performance.
But perhaps those things aren’t the real cause.
Perhaps what disturbs us is the story we quietly tell ourselves afterwards.
“I’ll never be good enough.”
“I always mess this up.”
“Everyone must think I’m terrible.”
Those stories feel true in the moment, but they’re interpretations—not facts.
Music has taught me that mistakes are simply information.
It’s the meaning we attach to them that creates our suffering.
Discussion
🎵 Can you remember a time when the story in your mind was harder than the music itself?
🎵 Has there been a moment when changing your perspective completely changed how you felt about practising?
🎵 What story do you most often tell yourself after making a mistake?
I’d love to hear your experiences.
I have a feeling we’ll recognise a little of ourselves in each other’s answers.
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🎵 Reflection 005 — I’m Never Upset for the Reason I Think
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