7. Smiles

I'm a part of an non profit organization called PIECES. It's an organization that helps young adults like myself create and maintain their art. PIECES support all types of visual arts from painting to music and dancing, we support it. Anyways, my boss who is the founder of PIECES asked me to help him host a art exhibition which is not a part of the organization but whatever. After, I helped himation the exhibition, I go to the studio where all the magic happens for PIECES members. My boss told my fiancé that there were two people coming to check out the studio so we provided them a small tour. They were very impressed with the art work that was around the wall. There are instruments for rehearsal space, recording equipment, records, canvases, and many instruments for the members to use. So while we were all talking, the two men asked my fiancé if he could show them a preview of their music. He turned to me and asked me if I wanted to sing and I said yes. The two men didn't realize that I was a musician. Their smiles were so nice, for some reason I didn't think they were genuine about their reaction to the music. For some reason I haven't seen smiles like that I sing or perform. My fiancé and I played another song where he and I are singing and they we're speechless. Their reaction  was such a blessing to me because for some reasons I forgot how it felt for people to actually enjoy when I perform.

Nehi (my fiancé) and I left PIECES to grab something to eat. We come back to the Boys and Girls Club (which is where the exhibit was held) and saw that there was a small event going on. We hung out with our boss upstairs and talked about what our next goal in our careers would be.  This would always be a rough topic because majority of the time I'm not really sure what I want to do. I mean music and photography yeah but it's so on and off , I just go with it. 

The people that were hosting the event invited to eat with them. We were full but Nehi and I were already on our way to leave so we checked it out either way. We started talking about PIECES and our art, they asked us to sing for them and we were down. We sang a couple songs and everyone loved it. I'm so happy when people enjoy watching what I enjoy doing. Music is so heartwarming for me and I really don't see myself doing anything else. 

There was a little girl who came up to me and just smiled. I asked her what was her name, her name was Valeri. I asked her if she liked to sing too and she yes. Then I asked her if she could sing for me and she started to sing Happy by Pharell Williams. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. She looked at me with complete joy I was about to cry. The look in her eyes was just amazing. After she sang to me I have her a hug and told her to keep singing. 

Sometimes people forget to smile because they get so caught in life they don't have time to enjoy what really counts. The smiles and that little girl reminded me why I loved to perform. They reminded me that I actually have a purpose with music. Very heartwarming today and God has blessed me graciously and I'm thankful for that.