Last night I discovered my guitar's true value.

Yesterday was a shitty day. I'm not at all happy with how things are going at work in my new department, and yesterday I got a bunch of long-term shit work dumped into my lap. Even though I tried to roll with the flow, I could tell that it wasn't working. When I get stressed, I can feel my heart rate increase and my heart feels like it's pumping itself out of my chest. I usually get fatigued and sometimes light-headed when I get like that. I was like that for most of the day, and things didn't get better on my ride home.

After I got home, I got the cats fed and went upstairs right to the guitar. I decided a couple days ago that I was going to start learning to play Hotel California. Anybody who knows me knows that I'm fanatical about that song, and I've finally decided that I've progressed to the point where I can start learning it. As tired and stressed as I was, as soon as I started practicing the guitar, I started to feel better. Playing the guitar, especially when I'm learning something new, requires an intense focus and concentration on my part, and because of that, all of my worries of the day disappear as soon as I start. I played for a while and was satisfied with my progress. Best of all, I'm in the beginning stages of being able to play my favorite song.

Today I've only been at work an hour, and my heart rate is already going bullshit. Good thing I have my guitar at home. Now I just have to hope for time to play it.