...to get through this thing called life. 1987. I'd just turned 13 years old and received a cassette tape for my birthday. "Purple Rain" by Prince. This is a cassette tape! It played music in the dark ages. Now, we won't go into what would compel otherwise solid parents to give a 13 year old this music, but they did. And to put it mildly - it rocked my world. I listened to that tape relentlessly. Every. Single. Day. I knew all the words to every song - even Darling Nikki - though I really had no idea what he was talking about. Still not sure I do at 42 - but that is another blog for another day. But I loved it. Loved it. I was blown away by the sound - but mostly by the man. I'd never met anyone in real life ANYTHING like Prince. Granted - I should preface this by saying I grew up in a very rural, very white area of Upstate New York. So - my world view was a smidge limited - but that didn't dim the wond...
Finding and highlighting the positive in every day life.