Talent Does Not Equal Self-Worth, the Importance of Music Education, & the Spiritual Value of Hymns

My childhood piano teacher Kristen Anderson has created a powerful legacy through her holistic methods that teach students how to laugh at ourselves, to just breathe when we get nervous, and that our value and worth is NOT tied to our talent.

In this episode, Kristen and I reminisce on her first impressions of me as a sixth grader and her childhood working in tobacco fields with her highly musical family, as well as in depth discussion of our mutual love of southern gospel music and the spiritual and psychological power of hymns like It is Well with My Soul, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Abide with Me, Day by Day, and more.

We talk about how words are powerful and share stories of her graduate advisors encouraging her to finish her degree and Kristen’s note to me to always remember that people are more important than music.

Kristen shares how even though she had achieved the American dream and had a graduate degree, a good job, and a family, she woke up one morning and realized that she wasn’t taking care of herself. We discuss her return back to health, and how exercise is a powerful antidote to stress and anxiety.

Kristen reveals a difficult moment in her personal and family story, and we talk about how God is never finished with us. Even when we feel like giving up, God doesn’t give up on us. We discuss how to come back from those difficult situations.

We conclude with a fun rapid fire segment, and finally, Kristen shares powerful words that we are lovable and valuable simply because we are all God’s children.

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