The other night I went to a song swap at AllGood Cafe and immediately after walking through the door it hit me: This night is going to be awesome. So I ordered a glass of red wine and settled into the evening like a cushy, leather armchair.
The artists were Daniel Fluitt of Thrift Store Cowboys, Colin Gilmore and Cory Branan. Different yet complimentary, we drank from their vats of words and melodies and stayed until the end. In the words of Colin "some things were made not to miss."
Before a friend joined me, I enjoyed the first of the concert alone. What is it about attending an event by yourself that can be so heartening? It feels like doing something I know is good for me, like eating fresh vegetables, drinking orange juice or exercising. C.S. Lewis wrote, "We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence and private; and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship." I think the world he lived in and the world I live in are pretty similar. Sitting alone in the scarlet booth felt right, but so did scooting over when my friend arrived.
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lewis also wrote that joy isn't fully realized until it is shared. i'm sure he said it much more eloquently, but it was something like that.
i think solitude is wonderful for examining ourselves and it makes us appreciate the joy of togetherness all the more.
p.s. i love this post.
i wish you blogged more often.
seriously, you have such a beautiful way of putting things. sometimes i don't believe you and jaron are from the same family. :) have a very merry christmas.
and it felt right to shuffle in late and "happy" to find you in that booth, enjoying yourself so much.
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