We went to see Sinead O'Connor in concert last night, my husband had gotten free tickets in work. And I have to say I was impressed. I'm not exactly a fan & I don't have any of her CD's & if the tickets hadn't been free I probably wouldn't have gone but I actually really enjoyed the night which surprised me a lot. She really is very talented & speaks her mind through her lyrics even if it goes against the common thought. You have to kindda admire her for that.
It got me thinking about the whole 'judging a book by its cover' thing & I have to say although I try not to judge, I have to admit I was in this instance. I judged her on her past exploits in the media & other instances of controversy. But she, like us all, is trying to do what she thinks is right to highlight injustices in this world. Do I agree with her? not always but can I judge her? No. But as a musician & an artist she really is very good.
Ok you might think 'ciara you went to one concert & now you're like her best friend' but it wasn't like that. She really was very unassuming on stage & her comments in between songs really were revealing. It wasn't so much what she said or didn't say but it was that she made me think & be aware of my prejudices - which is pre - judging people after all. Its so easy to do & I'm guilty myself but its something I'm going to try to be more aware of in my dealings with people.
So maybe that's a thought for the day of how you think about people you meet before you even know anything about them. Maybe train yourself to be 'aware' of how you think. Might be interesting. Let me know your thoughts on this if you have any.
Other than that I hope you have a great day & keep smiling.
