Prince's passing followed Nashville singer, Joey Feek's passing(if you don't know who she was or her story please google it) both of these followed my own mother's unexpected passing that took place Dec 27, 2014. Prior to Prince's passing the passing of my mother and the Joey Feek's passing really brought home to me the reality that death comes to all of us and it is the one thing in life that none of us can escape. When Prince passed I found I spent hours watching his interview and live vids as I could find them on youtube. I realized a pattern that he openly spoke with confidence about his belief in his creator. I grew up as preacher's kid and with that have always held my beliefs close to my heart and would openly express when asked how I believe but his willingness to unashamedly discuss his beliefs gave me the courage to never hide what I hold most dear in my heart regarding my own beliefs. So for me his passing has caused me to reflect on my own morality and give me the courage to just be who I am because I know what it's like to go through life feeling like a freak of nature and feeling like I do not fit in no matter where I'm at. So in a way his passing has had a huge impact on me as a person.

This is a great thread ....

I was totally numb for weeks on end. I mean us 50 sometings were the ones looking younger than we are (I do) doing amazing things now matter what we spent our time doing and being rockstars. (I am, you better believe it)

Then our leader just up and poof - gone.

WTF.

I have gotten my happy back mainly through forcing myself to smile and mainly because I know Prince would be PO'd if I was dragging on about it all too long.

But my happy is REALLY different now. I am in the middle of re-structuring my life over the past 2 years anyway - but I am consiously making myself engage more with people around me - I am making sure I let people who arent around me know I care for them and I am taking such joy in such simple things.

My superhero cape has shown some wear these past two years where my age IS making itself known - its not an easy thing to admit - shit just wears out yo...and you have to respect your body where it is and how it is and I am mourning my youth with Princes passing - I am mourning the thrill of the new, I am mourning the feeling of first love - but I am embracing the inner stillness of knowing I will someday pass and if its sooner rather than later - I wont have missed a chance to say I love you and thank you to everyone who's made my life joyful.

Princes passing has made me realize some fluke thing could take me out at anytime. TOMORROW IS NOW PEOPLE. I feel like tomorrow is now, and I have no time for tears, bullshit or anything getting in the way of my loving life. I have no time for anger - I have no time for dumb - I have no time to waste.

The music sounds so alive when I hear him - I cant listen everyday because it magnifies his absence rt now - Im going to the revolution shows in minnie and making a special trip to celebrate him and him in my life and putting a period on the end of this sentence. From then on it will be in my past - and I'll look through my eyes and accept Prince is waiting for us in the everafter. When I get there that fcker will still be looking hot.

I definitely started working on my health, eating better and becoming more active. I've also started reading my Bible more regularly. In addition, I'm going back to the music I wrote years ago, and plan to go back into the studio. His death was like a bucket of ice water thrown on my head. Like I've been in a cloud for the past several years. He woke me up, for real.

it brought deeper meaning t things like "with love there is no death" and "time is a trick" -- definitelly affecting my outlook. bowie and prince were 2 magical people i could just envision living a very long time, so perceptions have changed

williamb610 said:

bluefish said:

I am hyper-aware of the finite nature of life now, almost to the point of being paranoid that I will die before having accomplished all I wish to. I don't have huge goals, really. My main goal is to meet a woman and have a relationship. I am disabled and very self-conscious; I'm in my mid-30s and have never had a girlfriend. I don't want to die lonely.

Here's hoping you find a lovely lady, one day, bluefish. Try all the dating sites and see what happens. I used to do the Yahoo.com dating site but it doesn't exist, anymore.

I ain't dating anyone either right now but I'm confident that I'll find a lady...and soon.

Don't give up. As P would say "Make Your Mama Happy...stand up high...touch the clouds..."

Thanks, William.

bilbolives said:

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you all for your messages.

This is really hard for those that have posted in this thread and many others I am sure.

Many others that peruse the site feeling deeply about our loss but not knowing how to begin to express their pain.

If that is you out there.....I'm thinking of you. And sending out love to you.

It has been hard for me. I will utter this many more times to come I know, but I will miss Prince's comments on the state of the music industry and freedom and life. It was always fresh to hear his perspective on things.

As far as my outlook on life...yes, I have gone vegetarian myself. I have not eaten meat for 4 weeks now. I can't believe it! I even went total vegan for the first two weeks, but that is a big leap.

Whether its the best for me or not, I am not sure. But thanks to Prince's strong stance on issues, he has made an impression on me to be bold, stand tall, and give decisions I make full respect and go with it. Nobody's perfect, as even with Prince, but at least we can try to go full on through with our decisions, backed with good intention.

Another outlook on life is of course my outlook on music now even more amplified. I'm sorry to say, I just don't hear anything flat out good on the airwaves today. Everything lacks the luster and shimmer of a Prince tune. I think some mentions of some good artists have been stated, but when Prince had a good tune, it was infectious and it spread like wildfire and found its way to new ears.....like mine when I first discovered his music in the mid 80s. I can't think of anything out there now that grabs the world so to speak like Prince's music could. I'm not closed minded mind you. If there is someone with the same vibe I'd love to know. But if such artist is indeed out there, they surely wouldn't have justice brought to them by introducing them and saying, "I've heard so and so is PRETTY good. You should check 'em out." Prince never could have that type of introduction. Prince was never pretty good. Maybe a pretty man! (such a good song...) haha just joking.

Well, this is perhaps a beginning to my thoughts.

Thank you all for these heartfelt messages. Thanks to you thanking Prince and expressing your love, I have been happy to open up here.

Put the right letters together.........

68686 said:

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you all for your messages.

This is really hard for those that have posted in this thread and many others I am sure.

Many others that peruse the site feeling deeply about our loss but not knowing how to begin to express their pain.

If that is you out there.....I'm thinking of you. And sending out love to you.

It has been hard for me. I will utter this many more times to come I know, but I will miss Prince's comments on the state of the music industry and freedom and life. It was always fresh to hear his perspective on things.

As far as my outlook on life...yes, I have gone vegetarian myself. I have not eaten meat for 4 weeks now. I can't believe it! I even went total vegan for the first two weeks, but that is a big leap.

Whether its the best for me or not, I am not sure. But thanks to Prince's strong stance on issues, he has made an impression on me to be bold, stand tall, and give decisions I make full respect and go with it. Nobody's perfect, as even with Prince, but at least we can try to go full on through with our decisions, backed with good intention.

Another outlook on life is of course my outlook on music now even more amplified. I'm sorry to say, I just don't hear anything flat out good on the airwaves today. Everything lacks the luster and shimmer of a Prince tune. I think some mentions of some good artists have been stated, but when Prince had a good tune, it was infectious and it spread like wildfire and found its way to new ears.....like mine when I first discovered his music in the mid 80s. I can't think of anything out there now that grabs the world so to speak like Prince's music could. I'm not closed minded mind you. If there is someone with the same vibe I'd love to know. But if such artist is indeed out there, they surely wouldn't have justice brought to them by introducing them and saying, "I've heard so and so is PRETTY good. You should check 'em out." Prince never could have that type of introduction. Prince was never pretty good. Maybe a pretty man! (such a good song...) haha just joking.

Well, this is perhaps a beginning to my thoughts.

Thank you all for these heartfelt messages. Thanks to you thanking Prince and expressing your love, I have been happy to open up here.

Put the right letters together.........

It's made me go vegetarian....again. I've always waffled back and forth, sometimes the thought of eating meat made me green and sometimes it didn't bother me. I've read so much since April about 'not eating anything with eyes or parents' it's thrown me back into vegetarian mode.

benni said:

When I was 17, I was diagnosed with a condition that took my mom when she was 29 and her mom when grandma was 25. I thought it was a death sentence for me. I have been told that if a large enough clot breaks loose and goes to my heart or lungs, I have 10 minutes and there isn't anything that can be done. I have had doctors telling me for years, "You know you can die from this at any time right?" At first, I went through life after my diagnosis, terrified that I would die at any time. I was scared to do anything. The clots could kill me, the treatment (blood thinners) could kill me. If I got into a wreck, I could bleed out before help arrived. I've lived for 33 years knowing these things. Eventually, I got to a place where I asked myself, "If these are my last 10 minutes, do I want to live them in fear that they might be my last?" And the answer to that is, "no, I don't." So now, I live each 10 minutes as though they are my last 10 minutes, loving those I love, helping others when I can, giving back to the people and the world around me. No, Prince's death didn't cause me to change my outlook on my life, but knowing my last 10 minutes could happen any second did. It's the same for all of us. Each and every one of us, this could be our last 10 minutes. Did you love hard enough? Did you dance enough? Did you give to those around you to help make their lives better? Did you celebrate Life? I had to face my own mortality at a very young age, but I didn't stop living and loving. In fact, I embraced the life I have and love as though it's my last moment on earth.

Yes, I can relate and his death has really changed me in profound ways. I don't even totally understand how yet, but I am definitely more aware of my own mortality. I also think more about my somewhat wasted youth and it's frustrating how I was so clueless about some basic things.

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But I definitely feel more that anyone could be taken out any day. However, that doesn't fill me with fear and I just accept it more now and feel like I don't have time to waste. I used to just feel like I was floating freely in time and would waste entire days with nonsense, but I just take everything more seriously now. It woke me the f*ck up in some ways, somehow.

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Like I said, I don't understand it but I lost some of my remaining innocence when Prince passed. It's like 9/11 and there was pre-9/11 and post. Well there is pre 4/21 and post 4/21 and the world...my world...is just different now.

nursev said:

leslievette said:

Health wise I have. I've "let myself go" this past year or so, and I was already to a point that I knew I wanted to do better but still hadn't put in the effort. I noticed (actually just realized this due to this thread) that I didn't kick things into gear until after he passed. It must have been a subconscious thing. Proud to say I'm 6lbs down. Nothing major, but it's an accomplishment and I hope that I can stick to it for as long as possible. There was also a reverse effect his passing had on me. I'm a big worrywart when it comes to "finding the one", "when will I finally get married" blah blah blah. It hasn't bothered me much since. Sort of a "when it happens, it happens" outlook now. I'm more focused on myself than trying to find someone else.

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I applaud you Leslie 6 lbs is a great start. I had lost about 30 lbs 2 years ago and got lax and gained it all back Im determined to try again and stick with it this time When U stop looking for "that someone" they suddenly appear from nowhere Dont worry it'll happen

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Yes same here...lost 50 lbs in 2014 and then gained 50lbs back in 2015 till now Oh well. I guess we need to keep tryin'. And Prince is a great companion when exercising of course. His funky grooves are definitely motivating.

benni said:

When I was 17, I was diagnosed with a condition that took my mom when she was 29 and her mom when grandma was 25. I thought it was a death sentence for me. I have been told that if a large enough clot breaks loose and goes to my heart or lungs, I have 10 minutes and there isn't anything that can be done. I have had doctors telling me for years, "You know you can die from this at any time right?" At first, I went through life after my diagnosis, terrified that I would die at any time. I was scared to do anything. The clots could kill me, the treatment (blood thinners) could kill me. If I got into a wreck, I could bleed out before help arrived. I've lived for 33 years knowing these things. Eventually, I got to a place where I asked myself, "If these are my last 10 minutes, do I want to live them in fear that they might be my last?" And the answer to that is, "no, I don't." So now, I live each 10 minutes as though they are my last 10 minutes, loving those I love, helping others when I can, giving back to the people and the world around me. No, Prince's death didn't cause me to change my outlook on my life, but knowing my last 10 minutes could happen any second did. It's the same for all of us. Each and every one of us, this could be our last 10 minutes. Did you love hard enough? Did you dance enough? Did you give to those around you to help make their lives better? Did you celebrate Life? I had to face my own mortality at a very young age, but I didn't stop living and loving. In fact, I embraced the life I have and love as though it's my last moment on earth.

Wow. Beautiful.

bluefish said:

I am hyper-aware of the finite nature of life now, almost to the point of being paranoid that I will die before having accomplished all I wish to. I don't have huge goals, really. My main goal is to meet a woman and have a relationship. I am disabled and very self-conscious; I'm in my mid-30s and have never had a girlfriend. I don't want to die lonely.

I swear just yesterday I was thinking about a documentary I watched years ago about a woman who lost both legs early in childhood, living her life independently and who attracted a loving (and cute) guy who later married her and they had two children. I've never been married, and I've been working on dating with mixed results LOL, but my life was really impacted by crushing damage to my self-esteem in my teen years by certain "family" members. This woman, Rose Siggins, her story is wonderfully inspirational, and i had felt it was time I revisit the documentary on her for some deeply needed inspiration--that anything is possible and we are ALL worthy of being loved and having a life-long companion and family of our own. You can check out her story here: https://www.youtube.com/w...4LRZ21_Ijg . If you don't want to watch the whole documentary, skip ahead to 7:23.

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You will find your Ms. Right. Believe it. <3 <3 <3 I expect to get a wedding invitation from you when you get married.

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Bluu said:

You will find your Ms. Right. Believe it. <3 <3 <3 I expect to get a wedding invitation from you when you get married.

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Deal

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