I feel like plateaus are a part of life. I have noticed that we do things in spurts. We have a time where it seems like everything comes together. You can come up on a certain task and complete it with relative ease. Then you have seasons where you don't even want to look at your instrument. Especially if you have to work a day job. I remember when I was on a day job, i wouldn't look at my bass unless i had to go play it. Which was a really sad situation for me to be in because I could have taken the time to grow my craft. I had just finished at the Atlanta Institute of Music. So I had no shortage of things to work on. But I just didn't feel like looking at my bass. I eventually stepped out on faith and decided to quit my day job and persue music for a living.
Plateaus are God's way of making you listen to him. He could be telling you to make a change in your routine. He could be telling you to do something as simple as learn to read music. Or he could be telling you to move to a different city. Whatever it is. Listen and be open to his leading.
I also think that Plateaus are God's way of keeping us grounded. If you could always do everything with ease, eventually, you would stop trying. You would become the world's greatest under-achiever. You would probably also have the worst attitude ever. That's not good.
So I say enjoy the plateaus. Look for the good in them. We lose something when we are always doing things at a frantic pace. Take the time to listen and learn. Don't always look to stimulate passion. Sometimes, you should just take time to smell the roses. Look for little things to enjoy and be passionate about. That way you can get the most out of playing. What do you think?
