Sometimes you need to pause on your way, to take a breath, in order to see where you are and where you are going. To sense where you would like to be and thus map out an action plan to be able to move forward and get there.
This is why it’s good to draw breath, to feel the breeze ruffling your hair, or a ray of sunlight shining on your face, to continue rousing your dreams and listening to the sounds of the universe, to understand your inner silence and check if you are on the right path. It’s good to be ready to meet new challenges.
It’s always healthy to pause along the way, which is not at all the same as giving up but rather the contrary; it’s about summoning up new energy by making the most of the positive and discarding what is no longer useful. Sometimes, “not doing” is more productive than running around in a whirl of compulsive activity. Taking time out means taking time to think, to consider things intelligently and spot the opportunities as come up in order to continue growing as an artist.
The singer must possess a certain degree of flexibility, an aptitude for self-reflection and self-criticism in order to recognize his or her weaknesses and work on them. This is an opportunity to see whether you have found the repertoire which best suits you, if your interpretation of each piece is truly convincing, if your style matches your personality, if you’re getting the best teaching, if you’re marketing yourself right, if your Web page reflects the image you want to project, and so on and so forth.
The list of questions and points on which to reflect is endless and I could go on, but each artist should draw up his or her own list.
This is why it’s worth pausing on your way, because it doesn’t mean postponing your objectives but rather making them happen sooner.