My Inspiration

This was the final song of Gary Valenciano's concert at Cache Creek in Brooks, CA. The video was from his concert earlier this year in Pasadena. Regardless, the memory of this song and this performance will always stay with me. And this is the first time in the last 3 years, that i didn't cry during this song. Maybe it was because he was so close and I was so focused on the message of the song and how close literally we were to him.

"Take Me Out" was the closing song and after that song and said his thank yous to the audience... I just went up to the stage and held out my hand. He took it and he held it for what seemed to be a minute or two and he looked into me and said God Bless You. This was the man who showed me where the light was for me to step into 2 years ago when he sang Letting Go. I owe this man so much, and to have that moment with him...

I did have an opportunity to meet him, but i didn't take it THIS YEAR but i didn't feel somehow that this wasn't the right time. at the same time, in a third-person kind of way, a part of me did meet him for the right reason when my brother met him a couple of years ago after the concert. in that meeting, he got to speak to him about Beej and even prayed for him. we did get his autograph on our books, though. next time, i will be prepared on what to tell him... and again thank him.

oh... i did take a small souvenir from the concert though ;o)