Lost connection

One of the more uplifting scenes in the documentary Some Kind of Monster is this:

Lead singer James Hetfield returns to the studio after a long hiatus. He has been away from the band for over a year to come to terms with his addictions and rebuild his life. In all that time, he hasn't played music. During his hiatus, he's unsure if he wants to return to the band.

He enters the studio and everyone is overjoyed to see him. He picks up the guitar and proceeds to play a riff. After the riff, producer Bob Rock walks up to Hetfield and gives him a hug. "That's the best sound I have heard, the sound of you playing the guitar again," he says.

Losing your connection happens for various reasons. Something comes in the way of the Joie de vire, the excitement, the goosebumps.

Once you find what's coming in the way, you can address it.

It's a wonderful feeling - finding the connection to something again.