Opportunities abound. There is so much more than what we see right in front of us. The significance beneath the present moment, more often than not, goes over our heads, gets swept under the rug.

Sometimes those moments need you to be proactive. Sometimes they ask you to take chances.

The night that I went to a William Singe concert by myself in Nashville changed me. It wasn’t because I was able to meet Will Singe and Alex Aiono, the headliners of the tour. It wasn’t because it was the first time I was going into a show alone. It was because I’d connected with someone, and I was willing to take a chance.

That someone was keyboardist and musician Silas Doss (known as SodTp at the time, but now known as Keys Open Doors). We’d connected through Twitter initially; he was always so encouraging when it came to my poetry, and very down to earth despite him being friends and touring with William Singe, who was a rising R&B artist at the time.

The night was March 20. That date will forever be etched in my brain because not only did I get to meet Silas in person for the first time, but I also was given the opportunity to speak a poem of mine on his Instagram live. The feedback was nothing but a wave of confirmation. Because at this point in time, I was writing poetry, but I wasn’t sure if it was necessarily my thing, or if it was just a hobby that would eventually fade. While these days I am doing so many other creative things, I always come back to poetry.

But yes, that night changed me. Even on the way back from the concert, my Uber driver was talking to me about blogging and writing, and how much I should continue in these things…and this man had NEVER read my blog, but was still pouring confirmation over me.

Part of me feels like that night is one of the reasons why I still come back to writing eventually, no matter what else I’m doing. I’m reminded of the confirmation that led to me write so many amazing things. And I want to keep going in that direction as well.

What’s a moment in your life that changed you? Good or bad?

Mishy 🦋