Learning new things...

I got a burst of energy a few weeks back and decided I wanted to learn to speak Spanish and to play the flute.  But are long-standing interests, especially the flute.  I bought a Murumatsu flute in Japan in the early '80s, and took lessons when I lived in Hawaii.  But I traveled so much, the teacher gave my spot to someone else.  Unlike piano, where I have enough background to play on my own, I feel I need to take flute instruction to make sure I'm doing things correctly.  But I'm not very adept at piano, so I've decided I should concentrate on that for a while.  And with all of the requirements for yoga training coming due--lesson plans, special project, practice teaching, exam--I decided to hold off on either new endeavor.  It's like I always have to have something new---but have difficulty sustaining interest and hanging in there when things get more difficult.  Like the piano, where towards the end I came to hate practicing.  And I wanted to play the flute, but had to take clarinet because we owned one (my sister's), so that lasted only a few years.  I try not to think of past experiences, but it's hard to find enough new things to crowd out the old thoughts.  And the Spanish would help with volunteer activities--it is and will be a prevalent language around here.