The Conductor

I am so amazed at how a conductor leads the orchestra, it is so riveting to my eyes, it is as if the conductor has tuned everything and everyone out in order to lead. The conductor of the orchestra is so in tune with his music that he doesn't hear the noise in the background of the people talking, or the percussionist sneeze, all the conductor hears is music.

At times life can present challenges, some good and some not so good. There will be a time when life just meets you in the middle of the road, I call these road blocks. Road blocks can consist of nay sayers, past hurt, lack of trust and negative thoughts and yes, negative people. We may not always understand, why the road blocks are there, especially when everything seems to be going well.

Writing from my past experience, I could never grasp my mind around the fact that people would try to get in front of me and block my path with negative talk. Later in life after maturing (a whole lot) spiritually, I understood that not everything was out to hurt me. As a matter of fact, I needed that negative point to get me to my positive state of mind. Those nay sayers were there to propel me into the next dimension/level. I also I had to know that I could determine how much of the negativity I would entertain and how much I would delete and drop it into the trash can.

A valuable lesson I learned from the conductor was when something is out of tune, the conductor stops the orchestra and works to get that one note inline with the others. Same is true with us, when something is not lining up, we should take the time to evaluate the situation, see if what is being said or done belongs in our inbox or the trash can.

When the conductor raises his hands, everything comes to attention and is focused on what the conductor is about to do. As you lead be reminded that you will have people that will try to talk you out of your dreams, discredit what you are doing and most times this is because of jealousy. They feel you are a threat!

Sometimes turning the other cheek means walking in a different direction away from the nay sayers, even the conductor has to turn his back to the crowd in order to lead the orchestra! When you raise your baton to lead, tune out the negativity and do what you have been equipped to do. Stay humble,enjoy the music, this is your life, live it to the fullest!