My friend Patricia and I spent two nights in NYC this past weekend. We walked a gazillion steps, ate a gazillion calories, spoke even more words, and gave thanks for decades of friendship. We also had a chance to see the Jack Whitten exhibit at the MOMA, which was beautiful and disturbing and profound.

And we saw Jon Batiste at Lincoln Center. There’s so much I could write about the show, but what struck me most was how he disrupted the status quo with joy and peace. These days, the status quo is disrupted often with fear and anger. But I didn’t expect to be singing and clapping alongside thousands of other people.

I didn’t expect to be disrupted by joy.