Originally Posted by: jtcomctagOnce again I am finding myself slipping out of touch with my guitar. I am one of those guys who has struggled staying with it over the last few years. I put in tons of time and money and am dedicated to learning for a stretch of time and then when I hit a rut or something else comes up that stalls my playing I end up just slipping away from it for a while. Does anyone else out there relate to this? What can I do to stay in touch even when things get a little stale?

I completely understand what you are saying. I am turning 40 this year and find I have alot of other things going on in life, and tend to put my guitar playing on the backburner for extended periods of time these days. For me, it helps if I have a reason to practice, meaning if I am playing an upcoming gig,or if I had a lesson I was going to. For example, I am playing at my church this weekend, so over the next few days I will start playing again to get ready, but I really need to have short term goal to stay motivated. Do you have any friends that play, as it helps if you set up a time to mess around together - You can pick a few songs you both want to play and it will motivate you to work on it.




Oh I wish I picked up the guitar when I was a teenager(When you have alot more time)