Hi! Bill here! I get this! Nuff Said! Besides life stresses, I'm sitting here under a severe thunderstorm warning, possible ping pong ball sized hail, slight chance of tornado! I used to be a voice actor, years ago! I do cartoon voices to relax! I'm lucky I'm new at the flute. I can't regress yet! I have nothing to regress to. Thank you for sharing this! It is reminder that there are ops and downs in life! How we choose to cope matters! Peace!✌️

Friendly reminder to folks coz this helped me get through some v rough patches with my flute playing but like _play for fun_

My 92 year old Dad passed two weeks ago. Through my grief, I continue to practice, but yesterday and today I was too distracted. Reality is setting in. My entire being is tense. I can't make a proper embouchure, my right hand shakes and I can't sustain my sound. I have made a decision to keep practicing, without sound. I will concentrate on mental practice and fingerings. Not too much of anything and not for too long. And, I give myself permission to cry a river and let it all out. Tears are healing.

Having a lot of stress is one of the reasons I decided to take a break. I was so busy not having time to do the work I needed to with practice and that was making me even more stressed. I feel that it was the best choice to take the break rather than try and put off incoming mental breakdown. Ive backed away from a lot of things right now to focus on work and School. Things are definitely still stressful but not quite as much as when I was trying to stretch myself so thin. I have confidence that I will be able to get back to doing those extra things like playing flute eventually. Just need time for things to smooth out overall. I am happy to see you are finding a way to manage your own stress and that you can sort of see the light at the end of the tunnel. Many hugs!

My Flute playing really suffered last year, with my father's stroke, my grandmother passing away, and COVID-19. So many people I've talked to have gone through so much, during these COVID times... ❤️❤️❤️😔🌈

Really important video!! We really need to focus more on mental health as musicians and I hope that everything gets better ASAP and you feel better :)

I feel like I regress when I play my flute under stress. I have a mind gut reaction. The way your body performs at doing things really depends on your mood a lot of the time. When I'm in a good mood with less stress on my plate I feel more confident, willing to discover new things, and focus on the task at hand more in a deeper way. I read somewhere that your a certain percentage less intelligent under stress (Edit: I meant this in terms of people in general). It seems to hold true for me. Thank you for posting this video as I'm sure everyone experiences this in a similar way but need validation now and then. Linear progression is nice on paper but like you said were only human and life throws us challenges that we never planned for. Keep the vids coming.

You sound like you need a spa night. Hot bath prepared in your fav way, candles, music of choice a fluffy robe and a bottle of wine/champagne on ice. And perhaps a facial mask. And just take an hour or so to relax. ❤ Hope you have found some peace and that your husband is getting better. I enjoy your channel, thank you for being open and honest. AND, thank you for the tutorials, I’m currently saving up for a flute (always wanted to play and I’m not getting any younger) and making use of my time in the interim by learning some of the technical stuff, like the vocabulary, and music theory and other basics. Also found a random plastic recorder to play with. 😂 I figured if I could make that sound semi pleasant then I might have a chance at actually playing a “real” instrument. I have no designs on performing, I just want play the flute and see if it is the instrumental dream for me. To answer that “what if” so I can the subject go and move forward.

Hiya JAF!! I've missed you in here!! Your vlogs are like nobody else's!! Sorry to hear about yours and hubby's current struggle. All the best!! I've also just learned something new, that dye from clothes can transfer onto pristine white painted walls. :)

its interesting on the timing on this video. I've been deeling w/ my own kind of stress. Since w/ in the past year. Just started taking flute lessons. & I believe doing something like this will help. Part of my stress came from work. & endless boardem. But, I am still figuring things out for myself too. 😎

Unmet expectations lead to disappointment, disappointment leads to bitterness, bitterness leads to anger, anger leads to violence and violence leads to prison. Stay realistic. Don't beat yourself up. 🤙

I love your KZfaq videos

I’m sending you a big virtual hug over from the UK. Your tone didn’t sound that bad, and it sounds as if it’s coming back. Have you any tips for practicing the flute while in constant abdominal pain? As I’m struggling to support myself after 40 minutes of practice. I’m looking forward to seeing more your practice streams in the New Year. Take care xx

TSW? You want to look into some of the newer Atopic Dermatitis biologics or JAK inhibitors. I’ve seen a lot of patients swear by them for TSW. You sound brilliant again 😊

bringing the streams to KZfaq i see?