Author: Andrew Teitelbaum

We all have holes.  Two years ago, I had a big one blown through me: I got fired.  I believe many things; among the deepest of them is that forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.  Logically I understood this, verbally I expressed it, but emotionally I could not forgive the person who decided to … Continue reading Day 61: Repent…

Today, rather than spending the morning practicing with my bandmates, I sat and practiced with an old friend.  As happens in many friendships, we were once quite close, and our connection has ebbed and flowed as our lives have brought us together and moved us apart.  He’s been battling a life-threatening illness for a few … Continue reading Day 56: Giving…

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. So starts William Ernest Henley’s poem Invictus.  Not only do I agree I should offer thanks to “whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul,” I believe our souls are … Continue reading Day 41: Invictus…

Did you know that most every hit song emanates from the same chord progression? In music speak, this is I-V-vi-IV.  Pick the key in which you want to hear your favorite song, and chances are that, under the melody line that leaves you humming the tune for the rest of the day, you will find … Continue reading Day 29: Find your melody line first…

The first time I sat to write my list of “love tos…”  it was an early Head Coaches’ practice at Ohio State.  Chet asked us how many “love tos” we could write in five minutes.  I was off like a banshee. When Chet asked who wanted to connect the team to their list, as I … Continue reading Day 16: Love to…

If your childhood was anything like mine, one of the questions most often asked was, “what are you going to be when you grow up?”  It seems society is naturally inclined to look at this from the outside in.  What we do will determine who we are and will inform our beliefs.  As a young … Continue reading Day 13: Know thyself…

Yesterday Kitty gave us a glimpse into some of the moments of truth along her Builder’s Journey.  Here’s a little story from mine. As seventeen-year-old camp counselors in central Maine, I and two friends, decided to spend a day off traveling to the coast and renting a sailboat for the day. We departed from Willy’s … Continue reading Day 5: Builder’s Journey…

Today marks my final of thirty-one blog posts for the month of March.  It also marks the end of my twelfth month as a BTL builder.  As I hand over the daily writing to David, so too will my apprenticeship as a builder be handed over from Gu to DD. Moments such as these offer … Continue reading Day 90 (Practice 231)…