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This past week, my mom visited, and we went to the Luke Bryan concert! Now- ‘That’s my kind of night!’ 😉

I’m not going to spend much time talking about the concert itself, but more so a lesson I learned at the concert and how people react to situations.

The concert was excellent; we both had a fantastic time, and the best part was that we were in the pit front row!

Now, moving on to the lesson: I also don’t want anyone to be offended or take this the wrong way. I hope you read this and hear where I am coming from, and maybe you can look at things differently.

I love Luke Bryan—I always have and always will. I was so excited to see him in concert because I had never seen him before. I’m also not going to lie—we spent decent money on tickets (I’m sure a ton of people did)—that will be relevant in a little bit: stay with me.

When Luke came out and started to perform, it was evident he was not himself. He did not put on the show we all see on social media. He was coughing, his voice was cracking, and he was clearly struggling through illness.

Instead of going the negative route and getting mad that he still performed when it wasn’t his best, he STILL PERFORMED, even though he felt terrible. That is key. Luke didn’t need the money he got from that concert; he didn’t want to disappoint his fans. That, to me, is inspiring. It’s not about the money, and yes, I know people, including myself, did not get the show they expected, but we all still saw him and he still did great!! It was obvious that he was sick.

Also, to my knowledge, he acknowledged he was sick the day after and gave a merchandise discount code. I saw that many of the audience supported him. I also know that it’s upsetting to see someone perform sick and not get the outcome you hoped for.

I know money is money; some may think he shouldn’t have performed or refunded tickets… but he fought through the struggle and faced adversity.

The true point I am trying to make, coming from someone who is live on TV every weekend, is that it is hard to do what he did when you are sick or feeling bad.

Hear me out: I know I don’t sing for two hours straight, but our broadcasts are two hours every Saturday and Sunday (with commercial breaks). Even for some of my co-workers and myself, it is hard to do our jobs to the best of our ability when our bodies don’t feel 100 percent, but we care about our audience – we really do. We WANT to do our best and fight through the adversity simply because we care.

Let’s be honest: it’s hard for anyone to do what they love when under the weather.

The moral of the story is that Luke’s performance was inspiring and relatable. I had to think about this briefly and realize that we can all relate to this story. Instead of going straight to the negative, we must understand that we are all human at the end of the day. He still put on a show for the fans he loves because he cares.

This story is an excellent example of how we (as a community) can take something negative, turn it positive, and be understanding. Doing anything when you don’t feel good is tough.

I hope this post finds you well and that you enjoy reading it!