Hey Guys.
I am sitting here reading through the responses to last night’s bulletin… Thank you so much for all the kind words. (There’s something crazy like 13 pages of them!) Honestly, I wasn’t sure how that bulletin would be received. i was sitting there on my friend Nathan’s computer, making us late to the Mute Math show, and i just felt like i needed to write that…
Anyway, thanks for receiving it. Seems I’m not alone in wrestling with things like yesterday. Thanks for letting me be honest, and thank you for your honesty. I keep saying this, keep learning and believing this more and more; the idea that we’re in it together. We’re not alone. We’re surviving together. Asking hard questions and learning to love people, we’re a giant conversation, and I am so thankful for that. On the note of honesty and community, we had a great night at Eastside in Cincinnati tonight. I am such a fan of these Q&A times we’ve been doing, and tonight was one of the best… it just turned into this great discussion. Hard questions, some we didn’t have answers for, people sharing their stories, some tears, it was a privilege to be part of. We ended up running out of time and had to take it down the street to Starbucks : )
I am headed back to Florida for a couple weeks. So looking forward to that. The road has been great but it will be good to go home. I need to see my family and ride my surfboard. And we’re going to be working hard in getting ready for the “Stop the Bleeding” dates (starting 11/15 in Nashville). We’re also going to be updating the websites, adding sections for “Stop the Bleeding”, our India trip and something new which I’ve been referring to as “What’s Your Story?”. Also going to be adding to our “Find Help/Resources” section and selecting books for the online store.
Well, i should sleep. Good night to you.
Peace.
jamie
PS: For those of you who didn’t see it, here’s that bulletin from last night:
“Some Thoughts on Halloween.
I’m sitting here with friends in Ohio, thinking that tonight is probably a hard one for a lot of people. I asked Renee about it and she agreed. For people in pain, there’s just not that much fun in fear or blood or death.
I just wanted to take a minute to say that if tonight is a tough one for you, you’re not alone. It doesn’t make you strange or weak. It’s okay to ignore this so-called holiday. Spend tonight with a friend, read a good book, find a song you love… it’s okay. This will pass.”
PSS: Do check out Copeland’s “Eat, Sleep, Repeat”, which came out yesterday. “Control Freak” has been stuck in my head all day. Their tour starts Friday in Nashville. Go see them, Switchfoot, Mute Math and Anberlin – all those guys are on the road right now : )