How I Used My Anger to Manifest Front Row Seats at a Concert

by Susan Curry

“When anger is alchemized into creation, it becomes a magnetic force for good.”

Three weeks before a concert at Ravinia — the beautiful outdoor music venue in Highland Park, Illinois — a friend texted me an invitation.

I joyfully replied, “Yes, thank you!” and shared how full my day would be leading up to the show. The day before the concert, I messaged again to say how excited I was. That’s when she told me she’d decided I wouldn’t be able to make it... and gave my ticket away.

I felt a surge of heat rise in my chest — the unmistakable pulse of anger. But I knew enough to recognize it for what it was: sacred energy waiting to be transformed.

Turning Rage Into Creation

I ran outside to the park across the street, my bare feet connecting to the earth.

Then I spoke words of creation, not condemnation:

“I said YES — I am going to that concert!”

“I love concerts in the park under the stars!”

“I am so happy to experience this with my good friend!”

Each declaration was punctuated by a grounding stomp — anger dissolving into laughter. When I finally exhaled, I felt light, peaceful, and completely unattached to the outcome.

“Anger is not the enemy. It’s simply energy asking for direction.”

The Universe Responds

Back home, my phone buzzed with messages from my friend. She had found another ticket and insisted on paying for it herself.

The energy had shifted.

The next evening at Ravinia, I found what could only be called a rock-star parking spot. Two women offered me extra tickets before I even met my friend at the gate. We picnicked, laughed, and took selfies as twilight painted the sky.

Then — the real magic.

A couple approached us, smiling.

“We won’t be able to stay,” they said. “Would you like our front-row center seats?”

Of course I said yes.

Moments later, David Foster walked onto the stage, looked right at me, and asked,

“What’s your name?”

“Susan Curry,” I replied, beaming.

“Well, Susan Curry,” he said with a grin, “I’m playing this concert just for you.”

The Power of Alchemy

For the rest of the evening, he interacted with me from the stage. Afterward, strangers came up asking how long we’d known each other.

“About two and a half hours,” I laughed.

That night, I realized something profound:when we redirect anger into creation, we become magnets for alignment.

“Energy is always moving — it’s up to us to decide which way it flows.”

Golden Nuggets

Do we really need pain to grow? Or is pain simply showing us where we’ve forgotten our power?

How often do we hand our peace over to someone else — a friend, a boss, a stranger on the road?

The shadow only reminds us that the light is near. And sometimes, remembering who we are doesn’t require years of healing or spiritual retreat.

Sometimes, it just takes one conscious stomp in the park.