Tough times demand tough talk

The above title is a lyric from a song by the band called Rush.   The lyric continues "...demand tough hearts demand tough songs..."

Things are pretty tough in the world right now.  A lot of people are out of work, anybody who invests in the stock market has seen their money half in value and not rebound over the last year, and many, many qualified people are working jobs far beneath their capability.   Not to mention the fact that most of the world lives off of $2 a day.  

I have mentioned that before, and while this blog is designed to boost you not depress you, think about that:   2.7 billion people try to feed themselves on $2 a day.  

So if you have more than $2 to eat with today, that is something to be grateful for.

The beauty of doing something for 5 minutes a day is that it always possible to find 5 minutes, no matter how busy you are.  5 minutes is a bathroom break.  Making a sandwich generally takes longer.

The world needs creativity.  From a music business perspective, there is a huge oversupply of music so much so that it is very difficult (but not impossible) to make a living selling original music.   From a human being perspective, though, I think this is great.  More people are playing guitar than ever before.  Playing guitar is good for people.   There are dozens of studies about the effects of music on stress.

Personally, I think more people need to play guitar instead of taking drugs, starting wars, and giving in to various other addictions.  The best thing about being addicted to guitar playing is that it will never give you a hangover (worst case scenario:  sore fingers).

And you don't even need to be "addicted" to guitar playing or make that your goal to participate.  All you need is 5 minutes a day.

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