If you’re not familiar with the myth of Sisyphus, he was the king of Corinth who was punished by Hades for cheating death. His punishment was to push a boulder up a mountain for eternity.
Well, after the last seven weeks of dealing with a strange malady that has left me completely fatigued, brain-fogged, and with a black belt in general malaise, I am on a timeline to restart playing with the adult big band in early October.
So, like Sisyphus, I must start at the bottom of the mountain and begin pushing to regain my stamina. To make matters even more challenging, I have oral surgery the first week of September (which will delay practicing for another week).
It’s a mind game, as well as a physical challenge. To get back into form, hours of patient, deliberate practice await me. Patience has never been one of my strong suits, but stubbornness certainly is.
