One day at a time, I guess.

The same way I had to learn to live in a world without my mother.

It will be hard, yes. A friend and fellow fan said (I'm paraphrasing) that the TOTALITY of what we're about to miss hasn't hit us yet. Prince was so multi-faceted because there were so many wonderful things about him, it will take months to fully get over our grief. Like Questlove said at the BBMAs said, there will be things that keep reminding us of him as the months and years roll on.

Grief is the price we pay for loving someone.

And so, we must pay that price now.

Nothing to learn...it just is

seek unheard live/rehearsal/demos YOU havent heard.....theres plenty

ANSWER: The exact same way we learned to live in a world without all of the other recording artists that died before Prince. We moved on one day at a time.

And we also make a little free time to do some proper bitching about how f*** up the music industry really is with the current young generations of recording artists (and I say "artists" loosely) that are not worthy of the torches that Michael & Prince held and James Brown held before the both of them.

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Let myself feel whatever the heck I want to feel without constraint on how others may think I should feel. At the same time make an effort to do what needs to be done anyway. Some days have been better than others and I accept that this will take a very long while and accept that for me it will never "heal" and be okay with that. I definitely make an effort not to neglect those around me though, it isn't their fault life is screwed up sometimes, and I continue with the everyday routines of life, I've gone to some events that I've never attended before. Finding new interest.

AnnaSantana said:

One day at a time, I guess.

The same way I had to learn to live in a world without my mother.

It will be hard, yes. A friend and fellow fan said (I'm paraphrasing) that the TOTALITY of what we're about to miss hasn't hit us yet. Prince was so multi-faceted because there were so many wonderful things about him, it will take months to fully get over our grief. Like Questlove said at the BBMAs said, there will be things that keep reminding us of him as the months and years roll on.

Grief is the price we pay for loving someone.

And so, we must pay that price now.

You answered your own question. The same for me--my Mom passed on several years ago before her time should have been up. The same process you went through you have to do for Prince. There will come a time when his music--his life force--will bring us joy again.

The same way you lived April 22, and April 23, and April 24, and through to May 24, and then June 24, then July 24, etc. etc. Life is going on. You can get in the "how do I go on?" routine, or you can just go on. You went on enough to go to work, paid your rent, and put gas in your car.

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Grief is temporary, if you want it to be. Remember, the last stage of grief is acceptance. Once you reailze these are the shitty cards on the table, and this is hand we've all be dealt, the better chance you have of just playing it, and moving onto the next table.

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I lost my mother in 2012. We had a bit of a warning, and knew it was coming. But the absense of her big personality is glaring. This is our world now, my brother and I, without mom. You learn to fill the space with new habits, new ideas, alternate routines. It doesn't replace the departed, it just distracts you for a while.

Get in a good Bible based Church and Idolize Jesus....NOTHING Compares 2 That !!!!!!

RiotPaisley said:

I'm just going to talk about him all the time. I think I was happiest In junior high and high school just totally obsessed with him. If I could get away with dressing like 80s era Prince, I would. All his eras are cool but damn I wanted to be a revolutionary hippie. I'm still real sad though. Trying to have some fun. I always wondered how Tricky and Mary Sharon survived.

Oh my, you do know that Tricky And Mary Sharon are characters in a movie don't you? I hope you are trying to be funny

keep seeking new material...new stuff circulating....theres so little time to hear it all

You can think about him still being alive but if you post a thread about it, it will be locked and then suddenly and mysteriously dissappear all together. Hmm, weird.... I'm seeing some parallels here...

I thought it was interesting how Questlove said

when Prince left the music world and not just this world.

panpac777 said:

I thought it was interesting how Questlove said

when Prince left the music world and not just this world.

Uh oh shame shame better not think intellectually about it, best to just blindly believe the media...

Oh, sure QuestLove is in on the cover up,and the police, the paramedics, the coroner's office...

purplethunder3121 said:

Oh, sure QuestLove is in on the cover up,and the police, the paramedics, the coroner's office...

LifeisGood said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Oh, sure QuestLove is in on the cover up,and the police, the paramedics, the coroner's office...

this is a question I'm not ready to answer...

jimmy3121 said:

LifeisGood said:

You can think about him still being alive but if you post a thread about it, it will be locked and then suddenly and mysteriously dissappear all together. Hmm, weird.... I'm seeing some parallels here...

more 3rd eye conspiracy's ?

jimmy3121 said:

Get in a good Bible based Church and Idolize Jesus....NOTHING Compares 2 That !!!!!!

lol

That sort of reminds me of some churches that tell their members who've had someone pass to not mourn but rejoince, and go on to have very upbeat services. But that doesn't help the person who lost someone close to them mourn.

The bible did say "rejoice with those that rejoice, and mourn with those that mourn"

OldFriends4Sale said:

jimmy3121 said:

Get in a good Bible based Church and Idolize Jesus....NOTHING Compares 2 That !!!!!!

lol

That sort of reminds me of some churches that tell their members who've had someone pass to not mourn but rejoince, and go on to have very upbeat services. But that doesn't help the person who lost someone close to them mourn.

The bible did say "rejoice with those that rejoice, and mourn with those that mourn"

Yeah, I always had an issue with the rejoicing part when someone dies. Psalms said "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints". I get the meanings. I was raised in church, quite strictly. But Solomon also said, "there's a time to mourn, and a time to rejoice" (harking back to what you typed). This is the time to mourn and grieve. Joy comes in the morning (perhaps a reference of Prince's own "May u live 2 see the dawn" and then "welcome 2 the dawn").

All that shuckin' and jivin' in the aisles doesn't fill the void of going home, and seeing a pair of shoes that will no longer be worn by their owners, or a shirt that still smells like them, or a brush with their hair still in it.

luvsexy4all said:

seek unheard ...theres plenty

ok where

I just go on. But I feel so sad. Feels like I'm always going to be a little sad.

TrivialPursuit said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

lol

That sort of reminds me of some churches that tell their members who've had someone pass to not mourn but rejoince, and go on to have very upbeat services. But that doesn't help the person who lost someone close to them mourn.

The bible did say "rejoice with those that rejoice, and mourn with those that mourn"

Yeah, I always had an issue with the rejoicing part when someone dies. Psalms said "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints". I get the meanings. I was raised in church, quite strictly. But Solomon also said, "there's a time to mourn, and a time to rejoice" (harking back to what you typed). This is the time to mourn and grieve. Joy comes in the morning (perhaps a reference of Prince's own "May u live 2 see the dawn" and then "welcome 2 the dawn").

All that shuckin' and jivin' in the aisles doesn't fill the void of going home, and seeing a pair of shoes that will no longer be worn by their owners, or a shirt that still smells like them, or a brush with their hair still in it.

So well said. You are referencing Solomon's wise words in Ecclesiastes 3, which was also made into a famous rock song by The Byrds--"Turn! Turn! Turn!." Eccl. 3:

Tears For Fears. When everything is falling apart, listen to some Tears For Fears.

Everybody wants to the rule the world

Head over heels

Woman in chains

Mad world

Shout

They have covered all the bases.