This last week, I got to see my favorite artist in concert, and I went by myself. When I tell people that, they think I'm crazy. They think that going to a concert alone is a huge taboo.

People have never understood the pure joy you can get from going to a concert by yourself. People always have to go with a group of friends, or will look at someone alone like they have the plague. But it's an amazing experience. Especially if they are your favorite artist. You are able to take everything in. You are able to memorize the outfit the singer is wearing, the details of the stage and every dance move performed. You are able to scream at the top of your lungs without anyone caring or singing as loud as you want. You are able to dance and move around with out a care in the world. You can get lost in the music alone. You are allowed to cry or just stand there in awe.

For me, at first it was a scary experience, I had to awkwardly wait and play on my phone while I waited for the show to start. Conversations were happening all around me and I kinda felt left out, even though I didn't know any of these people. By the end of the night, I didn't care, I was lost in the lyrics of the songs being sung and I didn't care about what other people were doing.

So this is an encouragement to try and go to a concert alone. It may be scary, but I guarantee that it will be an awesome time.