Shofar... So Good

Our final class was this Monday night on shofar blowing. It seems like it just started three weeks ago, which it did, but now its done until a few months time. I have tried so many times to blow shofar on my own but i have never been able to, and if there is one thing that's holding me back from learning, it's the fact that i haven't found anyone willing to teach me how. That's all changed, and i was really motivated to get started and although my skill set was non-existent, i still went into the classes internally motivated, hoping that i would come out of it knowing at least a little more about how to blow shofar than i did going in, simply because this is a big part of my heritage and religion that i owe it to myself to learn more about it. I also never realized how much is involved in learning. I thought it just meant putting the shofar to your lips and blowing air, but there is a right/wrong way to hold it to your lips and it can hurt sometimes, especially when you are trying to find the perfect spot that makes a good sound. It really was a great few classes where I learnt alot, and hopefully the skills and information i got are things that I can use during the High Holidays next year. I definitely realized that i was able to engage in this as leisure even if my skill set was low or almost non-existent, because the internal drive and motivation was there from the get go.