Dear friends,
I have questioned myself a lot whether I should share the following update or not, simply because it has a different meaning to me now then it used to have a few years ago, and putting the thought into expressing the accurate nuance of it has taken me a while.
So, although this post is linked to a music event, its meaning goes way beyond that, to the human side of us. It is about the journey, not about the destination.
Last month I received the news of being selected to debut at the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall in London on April 28th, following a selection of submitted recordings within Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition. I kept it for myself, not knowing if this would still happen in the end. I am happy and grateful to say it has happened!
Playing there has been a dream of mine since my school years, having grown up reading almost everything I could find on classical music, musicians, venues, and violin.
After having this dream of mine postponed and cancelled during 2020-2022, I began to lose hope, because I had been through similar experiences before. At first I felt being abruptly put in the situation of detaching myself from something I had been wanting and working on for a long time. Heavy feeling. Then, I started focusing on each day, aiming to make a difference even if just small: create something, make music, go in nature, spend time with a friend, discover new things, learn, enjoy a smile, encourage others. Human interaction is so precious! And although the desire was still there, the attachment to it was gone. And while this lesson has come to me in different forms over the years, I have only comprehended it recently.
Why am I sharing this? Because sharing only the bright side of things is an incomplete experience, although without doubt beneficial. In general, many of us do not know the real story behind facts, and this can create a false sense of ‘reality’. The human side is many times hidden under the ‘mask of success’. And while celebrating success is a great experience, the human side of us needs to be expressed as well. This connects us on a deeper level, I believe.
What is best for us happens when we let the intensity of our intentions go. I have read about this many times, and this experience proves it entirely.
Have you experienced any such change of perspective? And if so, would you like to share it? Expressing those similarities that shift our perspectives and change our way of thinking can make us connect on a deeper level.
The video from the event can be found below, as part of my Creative Episodes series:
Much love,
Adriana
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