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Forum Member:
I just realized that part of my challenge is believing that my best doesn’t equal perfect and maybe there is no such thing as perfect. I was talking to my mom yesterday re violin and she said, “you can only do your best.” My mind immediately said, “if it’s not perfect, it’s not my best.” Wow, I’m a mess…work to do…..

JG:
Perfection in music making is an elusive goal. A more obtainable (and healthy!) goal is simply improvement