I’m sure a lot of people have jobs that feel stressful. I’m sure that many people have jobs with long commutes, and erratic schedules, and jobs that require them to do extensive preparation outside of their paid work hours. I’m positive that everyone in this day and age has to keep a lot of details and loose ends in their heads, and constantly manage their email inboxes in order to get to their real work. None of these 21st century stressors are unique to musicians. For that matter, I bet that many people have bosses whose abilities they question, and colleagues who annoy or enrage them. A job is a job. I bet, too, that people not in music still have moments in their jobs that inspire them. That make them glow inside. Moments of personal triumph. But I wonder how many other professions offer the regular opportunity to just DO the thing you do. I mean, JUST do it. When I sat down for a concert with the Northwest Indiana Symphony last night, I was very conscious th...