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Old 04-06-2005, 01:07 PM   #20
ReNae Stueve ReNae Stueve is offline
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Talent

I'm unable to define talent, but I know that it is much more than an illusion.

Perhaps yes, it's 15% talent to the 85% hard work, and we need to stress this because many beginners, want instant success, but without talent you get mechanics. I studied piano for years. I'm very good at reading, fingering, playing all the right notes, but there is no soul to the sound. I'm a mechanic. The idea of singing, thrills me, the desire is there, but trust me.... all the lessons in the world will not make me a singer. But when I paint, something happens, some instinct takes over on those special, "in the zone" days. And the more I paint the more often this zone thing happens.

I think of talent as a seed.......without tilling the soil, watering weeding and sunlight, it will remain a seed. But I can till, weed, mulch and water the dirt all I want and without the seed, I'll just have a nice bed.
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