RE: Faith and achievement
August 16, 2016 at 2:37 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2016 at 2:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
If it isn't conscious, is it a decision? Linguistic flourish. I -also-...sometimes, hit the wrong chord and play it off like a pro. 
Sometimes, I mean to play a chord, should play a chord, but instead riff on a scale associated with the chord. We like to describe or conceptualize these things as something that "flows" from us, or a creative outburst, etc...but it's not a meaningful or qualitative distinction with regards to conscious control. I learned to do it, I may not have intended to do it before the moment, but I was focused on it in the moment. Improvisation is not the sonic equivalent of auto-writing, nor is it the musical application of the unmoved mover, nor would making a pleasant sounding mistake qualify as un/non-conscious control or decision making.
(one of my favorite things to do for my kids though, is to look at my hands like I'm surprised...it makes them giggle)
Sometimes, I mean to play a chord, should play a chord, but instead riff on a scale associated with the chord. We like to describe or conceptualize these things as something that "flows" from us, or a creative outburst, etc...but it's not a meaningful or qualitative distinction with regards to conscious control. I learned to do it, I may not have intended to do it before the moment, but I was focused on it in the moment. Improvisation is not the sonic equivalent of auto-writing, nor is it the musical application of the unmoved mover, nor would making a pleasant sounding mistake qualify as un/non-conscious control or decision making.
(one of my favorite things to do for my kids though, is to look at my hands like I'm surprised...it makes them giggle)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
