John Legend

Is it weird that I shook his hand, stood 10 feet from him while he was performing, and felt nothing?
No joke, I thought I would be more excited. I'm not sure why, but I've never been star-struck and it was just like that today. I was more excited to see my friend perform on stage earlier in the evening. So weird.

And isn't it weird how easily we change our minds?
What if I didn't answer my phone?
What if I didn't consent to erasing an e-mail written to me before reading it?
Why do we act so passionately only to sometimes, many a time, regret it?
I kind of wish I didn't answer my phone and that I had read the e-mail written to me.
Then I could see the true colors of certain friends and test to see if I love them enough to forgive them. You know?

I kind of get why God is always telling us to be patient, kind, slow to speak, and compassionate.
It's so that we don't act on the pity we have for each other, but act on true God-inspired love.
It's so that when we help each other we're not "helping" each other.
It's so that we would be stopped and blinded from judging each other in order for kindness and compassion to overflow, rather than legalistic instruction.
And, it's so that when we do decide to speak, we speak from both mind and heart, in wisdom and in full understanding.

Man...can I be patient, kind, slow to speak, and compassionate?

Anyways, I was back in NYC tonight for this benefit: All for Africa.
Look it up =) It's pretty cool. This time NYC didn't leave a bad taste. Thank you!

Smile big,
E.H.