Today, I find myself thinking about relationships; how important they really are.
I spent part of Friday night talking to a friend who also plays on stage at the church. We were able to have good conversation. I was a little surprised at how different our viewpoints are based on which side of the mixer we are usually on.
Through some honest conversation, I was able to hear about his frustrations and his hopes and expectations as a musical performer. In turn, I think he heard about some of the challenges that are faced both as a mixing engineer and some the challenges of being the leader of mixing engineers in a volunteer/church setting.
We even discussed the possibility of getting the mixing engineers and the musicians together at a casual event such as a cookout, hoping to stimulate the same kind of conversation between more than me and him. I truly think the idea has merit. We will have to organize it in the next six to eight weeks.
Thinking about Friday night and letting the future simmer in my mind brings me full circle. I have not done much in the last year beyond my job description. That said; I truly appreciate the time to heal and rehabilitate my knee. (For those who don’t know, I shattered a kneecap in December) The rehabilitation was more time consuming and required more resources that I expected, but enough is enough. I am done with rehab and ready to look forward.
Looking into the next year, I see relationships taking a much bigger part in the overall picture. Some of it will need to happen at fellowship events such as the cookout. The rest really needs to happen in training sessions.
What specifically to train? That requires more thought. What will be the schedule of training? Also, more thought.
I have a few ideas, but what are your thoughts?
