Everything Is Simple

By Scott Coulter Two weeks ago, I left one of my part-time jobs. For years, I have worked as a clinical social worker, musician, and music teacher. Today, I am a musician and music teacher. The change has been a long time coming, as I've found myself drifting further and further away from the field of social work, and finding more and more enjoyment in the role of teaching. And of course I've always enjoyed playing music. Making this change is a major step, as I leave behind a field I have been a part of for a number of years. I'm STILL paying off my social work graduate school student loans, and will be for some time. It's a big change and a lot to let go of. It's a reorganization of my priorities, my schedule, and my self-identity. And yet, it feels so incredibly simple. The best analogy I can think of is turbulence on a plane. You know that feeling when you're flying through choppy air for a long stretch? The plane is bouncing up and down, side to side, everything feels like it's being forced in competing directions. There's a tension that builds up, a kind of discomfort. And then…smooth air. That moment is really something — that moment when the bouncing and stretching and pulling settles into a quiet, smooth, serene forward momentum and feels effortless. Far too often, we fight against the flow of our lives. I think that's what I was doing for a long time with social work. The writing was clearly on the wall. I needed to move on. That's not to say I regret ...
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