Hey,

I hope you’re doing well! I’m in the hotel lobby where we’ve been camped since we arrived in Maastricht last Friday! It’s Monday morning, our last day here, obviously spent doing loads of videos around this beautiful city since we’re still walking on clouds following what has been the incredible experience of performing under terrible weather conditions but witnessing truly inspiring people, so humanly moving, bringing us to want to connect even more or I guess, not wanting this passage here to end…! 

It’s been such a busy, crazy and intense week, as we like them, but today, we’re all so exhausted. We literally gave all we had during the 3 days rehearsals and of course, we did the same on Saturday’s concert and more than 3 hours spent with such an incredible audience who truly inspired us with endless hugs, conversations about music, giving birth to unforgettable memories! 

Thanks to the rain and the cold in some sense, as those elements brought that day to an unforgettable level! :) 

If you missed Alex’s latest Midsummer Prog Festival video on his Substack, I’m inviting you to take a look at it here! 

◆ Something I’m reflecting on  

Watching people dancing under the rain and the cold as if it was sunny and warm brought me to reflect on freedom again. Freedom truly is a state of mind, a state of the soul, a decision we can take at any moment of any day! For me, I find it always so beautiful and inspiring to see someone who decides to elevate his own soul above any circumstances! 
 
 

◆ Quote I’m contemplating

From James Clear, things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential:
• Trying to please everyone
• Imitating the desires of others
• Chasing status without questioning why
• Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone
• Dividing attention between too many projects


Wish you a great week! Let’s be great to one another! 

Your Chief Operator and Friend, 
Jeff 

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