After the waiting

This entry is a follow-up to The Waiting is the Hardest Part (Tom Petty) post.

Sometimes after “the waiting” is over, you actually continue to wait. This kind of lingering behavior often occurs when you don’t get a response. Participants were to be notified by Tuesday, October 28. I was not notified, so it appears I will not be participating. Upon receiving such non-notifications, here are some steps that I appear to take:

1. Ignore the fact that I haven’t heard anything because I’m busy with other projects
2. Two days later, register the fact that I haven’t heard anything
3. Tell myself it is for the best by planning all the things I can do in the 30+ hours that would have been taken up by the project between now and the end of February
4. Allow myself to be disappointed
5. Move on and find excitement in other projects

Thanks to those of you who waited with me on this occasion. Some of you even shared with me the results of your own “waiting”. I appreciate your stories and learning about what’s happening with you. I will forge ahead with fostering my musical development, knowing that you are with me!