Start. Fail.
Restart, get a little further.
Fail.
Restart. Fail.
Restart, get a little further.
Fail.
Restart, get all the way through.
Deep breath.
Restart. Fail. 
Restart, get halfway.
Fail. Laugh at the the mistake.
Restart, get almost to the end.
Fail. Get frustrated.
Restart. Get all the way through.
Restart. Get all the way through.
Restart. Get all the way through.
Deep breath. Smile.
Start all over again tomorrow.

Poetic Asides

Prompt 497: Practice. So I’m practicing writing, but I was remembering practicing scales and technically difficult flute passages over the years.

Your Turn

What do you practice? What do you remember practicing?