I can’t believe it. My absolute favorite singer of all time is gone. None of us know when our time here is going to be up. I always felt a certain connection to George Michael because I remember being looked at as a goody two shoes in school, but I knew it wasn’t who I really was.

The lesson I learned from him was that only when you are yourself , can you be truly happy. Sometimes life can  bring you down, seeming to mock you, but laugh at yourself and things will turn out fine. He lived his life without apology for who he was which is not always easy. What better example could have been found for a girl like me about to plunge into the LGBT community?

I am hoping as some of you read this, it will make you reflect on your own lives. Sure, we try to foster an atmosphere of fantasy fun here, but it is important that in your day to day reality that you can love yourself. I am thankful that George used his celebrity to talk about love and loss. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the trivial material things that we forget what life is really about.

Connections. Relationships. Those are important things. Shaking your ass to Freedom or I Want Your Sex is not without merit either. Thanks for being yourself George, your voice will be missed.