http://www.onbeing.org/blog/to-be-yourself-completely-the-collective-grief-of-losing-prince/8640

“These are individuals who managed to figure out the unique gift that the universe gave them when they incarnated, and they put that in the service of their goals. And when we see these people, we invariably call them larger than life. Life is large, but most of us don’t take up nearly the space the universe intended for us. We take up this wee space ‘round our toes, which is why when you see somebody in the full flow of their humanity, it’s remarkable. They’re at least a foot bigger in every direction than normal human beings, and they shine, they gleam, they glow. It’s like they swallowed the moon.”

These are such beautiful words.

Don't know if this has been posted yet. I apologize if it has.

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Thank you for sharing those wonderful words. He has always inspired me.

babynoz said:

Thank you for sharing those wonderful words. He has always inspired me.

These words brought me to tears again. So, so beautifully written and so close to our hearts.

MMJas said:

babynoz said:

Thank you for sharing those wonderful words. He has always inspired me.

These words brought me to tears again. So, so beautifully written and so close to our hearts.

Me too. I use to listen to Krista Tippet regularly on NPR and this is one of the few articles that I'll be saving.

"It brings into our awareness again, for brief moments at at time, what we all know we could be, if we dared." Siri Liv Myhrom has written eloquently of part of the real message behind his passing. Like Prince's lyric, "Be glad that you are free...," he is asking us to be all that we are. Thank you.

bilbolives said:

"It brings into our awareness again, for brief moments at at time, what we all know we could be, if we dared." Siri Liv Myhrom has written eloquently of part of the real message behind his passing. Like Prince's lyric, "Be glad that you are free...," he is asking us to be all that we are. Thank you.

Indeed. Thesev might the the most beautiful words I've seen written about him. And the ones that ressonated the most with me. This right here had me in tears:

"But, even deeper down, we sorrow for ourselves and all the ways we are compromising who we are each day: the jobs and relationships that are killing our spirits, the bitterness we refuse to let go of, the small ways we diminish and silence our God-given gifts for the sake of safety and approval."

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And, of course, this, which basically sums Prince up for me:
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" These are individuals who managed to figure out the unique gift that the universe gave them when they incarnated, and they put that in the service of their goals. And when we see these people, we invariably call them larger than life. Life is large, but most of us don’t take up nearly the space the universe intended for us. We take up this wee space ‘round our toes, which is why when you see somebody in the full flow of their humanity, it’s remarkable. They’re at least a foot bigger in every direction than normal human beings, and they shine, they gleam, they glow. It’s like they swallowed the moon.”

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