I have to say that since I've started playing the flute again, my life feels like it's back in balance. I don't know if that makes any sense. I grew up in an area were there were no private teachers and my band directors really weren't much into the flute, so I was really pretty self taught. By the time I got to college, I had the tone but didn't have the technique of many of my classmates who had been getting private lessons all their lives. In the middle of the second year, I lost my confidence and quit music. My flute teacher and band directors in college tried to talk me out of quitting but I wouldn't listen and wouldn't give it one more try.
So, that's how I became a lawyer. Deep down, I still believe I'm a musician who practices law and now I feel like I'm getting my music back. It really feels good.