This past week I had the opportunity to audition for our new church band. I love singing and have been in church choirs all my life. The day before the audition, I realized I needed to learn a new song. CRAP! I listened to it on UTUBE and then found sheet music to pluck away on my keyboard. I was nervous by not worried or anxious.
After I sang the melody, they asked me to sing harmony, and I explained to them that I didn’t hear any harmony in the video that I listened to, and I didn’t practice any. They said that is ok, just find the harmony and sing it.
Just wing it, find the Harmony and Sing IT!!!
I have never done that before. While I sang in choirs for years, the sheet music was always available to learn from. I never learned instantly by ear. They were looking for someone who could just listen to a song and pick up the harmony. “Like that.” I didn’t have the skills.
When I walked out of the building, I couldn’t help but feel crushed!” I thought to myself, if I was really that good of a singer, I should be able to just find the harmony. Tears rolled down my face as I drove home. It was devastating not to make it, but I was SO EMBARRASSED that I wasted everyones time & couldn’t do what they asked me to do.
My family reminded me everything happens for a reason. (A taste of my own medicine) Is this what they mean when they say some of the most successful people failed miserably and got back up on their feet again? Yes, I felt like I totally failed, but at the same time, I have this burning desire to sing. So why did this happen? What am I supposed to learn from this experience?
While I have been a singer all my life, I never had professional lessons, so singing has been more of a hobby. I was always told I had a strong voice, but am certain some singing lessons would uplevel my musical talents.
I have a dream to bring music into my business and it feels like this was God’s way of opening a new door for me. He knows I love to sing and I want to use music to serve others in the world. What a better way than to get more skilled in the area. It’s one thing to sing in a choir or band for fun, but it’s another thing to uplevel my talents so that I can be of better service to others. So while investing in singing lessons was not in my 30 , 90 or 120 day business plan, God revealed that it needs to be. He has opened a new door for me.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open up doors where there were only walls”. WOW! When I focus my time on activities that bring me pleasure, God opens up new doors for my life.
If you are struggling with something in your life or have some goals you want to reach. Stop for a moment and find something you absolutely get pleasure from and spend time doing it. You may find that experiencing the bliss from this one activity could change your circumstances and open up new doors for you.