Things I Learned from Michael Jackson: #2 "I'm Me"

Things I Learned from Michael Jackson: #2 'I'm Me' (by Bianca)

Where to start? Because really, Michael Jackson is someone who had so much to teach to each of us. Not just fans, not just us, but also thém. ‘Them’ didn’t always get the lesson, they/them often couldn’t care. But the funny thing is, they/them wouldn’t have to. Michael taught them anyhow. Those of us who did listen have a lot of stories to share. Mine is probably one each of you can relate to. We’re all different, all spend a life in which we’re taking different paths and yet we share something that bonds like nothing ever bonded. Michael taught me to be, to feel and to see. He taught me that it’s okay to be shy, okay to be weird, okay to be misunderstood, okay to say no, okay to be an outcast. Because it’s called ‘being unique’. He taught me it’s okay to strive for perfection, okay to fight for what you want, okay to have dreams, okay to live up to your own standards and not those of others. Because it’s called ‘having passion’. He taught me it’s okay to care, okay to love like no one else does, okay to spend time alone and enjoy it, okay to feel worthy, okay to be most beautiful. Because it’s called ‘being yourself’. Michael taught me it’s okay to feel friggin’ proud of each and every of these things. Because you know what, no one is ever going to be ‘you’. There is only one you, and you have only so little time here on this planet. Make sure you used your voice, shared your heart and showed your vision. So that when you live your last day and see this teacher waiting for you, you can look back, smile and say: “I’m me”. ~ Bianca - http://www.biancavandam.com

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We'd love to post your contributions to this series. If you'd like to write something, please consider thoughtfully something you've learned from or because of Michael (examples: about love or life, how to forgive, not to judge, how to follow your dreams, etc) and send your story to admin@majorloveprayer.org. Don't worry whether what you write is eloquent or simple, a full page or only a couple of paragraphs. The important thing is to just be yourself and share your insights in honor of Michael, to inspire others or just to empathize. The same lesson (like LOVE!) can certainly be written about more than once since we all have our own unique understandings. Thank you and much love! ♥ And thanks to Amy Grace of "A Cosmic Connection" for the poster to the left.

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Things I Learned from Michael Jackson: #1 'There really is a God'

We're very happy to introduce a new weekly series here on MLP entitled "Things I Learned from Michael Jackson". It will feature personal stories and creations from our lovely MJ-family about the ways Michael has touched our lives and hearts. Whether through obvious experiences or subtle, long-evolving influence that leaves one in awe upon later introspection, the lessons we've learned by being Michael's fans have been about living, loving and spirit, about the practical and the profound, from striving for excellence and believing in yourself to strength and innocence... there's so much. Sometimes even a spark of an idea or emotion can ignite a search for understanding and growth. It is a wonder of life to be blessed with the gift of such guides and teachers, often unrecognized at the time, who by their very presence transform us so deeply that we later wonder who or how we'd be without them. Michael is one such teacher for many, leaving us changed. And we continue to change - forever discovering ourselves, each other, our oneness and how to change the world - all enfolded in a mystery of love.

So let us begin this journey with our very first installment, from Jan of "With a Child's Heart's Blog" (and thanks to Amy Grace of "A Cosmic Connection", for the amazing poster on the left that fits here so perfectly ;)

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Things I Learned from Michael Jackson:
#1 'There Really is a God' (by Jan)

When this new topic for the Major Love Prayer website was first mentioned to me, my reaction was one of shock and awe, at first, because I had been thinking of doing something similar. It always amazes me when my friends and I have the same inspirations though separated by miles and connected only through the technology available to us through email and social networking sites. It’s a phenomenon I’ve written about before on With a Child’s Heart in a blog post entitled Our Love’s An Ocean from October, 2010, I believe. In addition, it’s a phenomenon that, at this point, almost two years after that fateful day in 2009 when our breath was taken from us … can only be explained in one way. I challenge anyone to find another explanation for it regardless of how long or deep he or she searches.

When I had recovered … and after I had thanked Michael Jackson for inspiring the thought in three of us at the same time (because there was another of my friends creating a poster at exactly the same time which inspired my thought and which was inspired by my friend’s idea) … I began to try to think of the most important lesson my Beautiful Teacher had taught me. This turned out to be a major undertaking because there are so very many lessons I have learned from Michael (many of which I have not totally assimilated or put into practice, but which I see very clearly in his example of a life well-lived.) From my first experience of Michael in 1992, he has been teaching me; and I pray that he goes on teaching me until long after I leave this Earth behind in my quest to follow him wherever he may lead.

After spending several days in abject confusion trying to decide what topic to write on, I finally decided on the following:

Michael Jackson has taught me that there really is a God and that He/She is still concerned with His/Her human children on Planet Earth. Michael Jackson is living proof of this concept! [Yes, I understand that he has left our visible sphere, but he still lives through all of us … another concept that I challenge anyone to explain in any other way than God tip-toeing among us.]

God didn’t just drop us here and forget about us more than two thousand years ago, She still checks in on us now and then and He still cares about us and wants us to be happy! She still has a Plan and that Plan is perfect in its scope and in its execution. What’s more, our wonderful Eternal Oneness has a wicked and irrepressible sense of humor.

How did I arrive at this conclusion? Well, let me explain.

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One Big Inspiration - MLP May 25, 2011

Please see The planets are linin' up! & the top of the page for a prayer countdown! Thanks, H for the lovely words below ♥
Don't forget, you can talk about your prayer experiences in the MLP forum too! Thanks & LOVE

It's Major Love Prayer time.

For me, on this 23rd month since Michael's passing, the first 23 hours of my day will have gone by when I take part in sending out a major love. It amazes me to know that around the world there are fans of Michael's who will do the same - at the same time. But for them it is either earlier or even later already on the next day because of the many time zones we live in. And still: We will be together!

There are fans and people who take part all over the world, who find it important enough to pray for LOVE and for the WORLD! People who find it meaningful to know they are praying not alone, but together, who love to know that they are doing something good - with others - because of Michael Jackson.

Together, together, together.

It feels like a little comfort somehow to me. To me Major Love Prayer is the closest spiritual thing where we all can be with Michael together again apart from having gone to a concert of his once.

Imagine what this man did for the world and how he is still influencing us and others.
His songs will find their way into many more hearts in the future and will help healing and comforting them. People watching him in interviews will feel how wonderfully kind his eternal soul is and will be happy to just see him smiling.

Michael Jackson was and is ONE BIG INSPIRATION to mankind. He is living on through us all and the following generations. He did it. And we can do it, too - on a smaller scale but with patient determination. We might not become as famous and great as he was but we are many and can be and become a wonderful influence on people around us.

And you know for each person Michael Jackson is and was more than just inspiration on your own personal level. For some he is L.O.V.E., for others he is a tremendous artist. For some he is a humanitarian, even an angel, a man with a divine mission sent to Earth ... Michael Jackson is all that for us. And more.

And I personally think Michael Jackson is the goodness in us. He tickled something in us, woke it up and reminded us to do better in love than we did. That we can do it. That "love is the answer". Please remind yourself, your innermost self, if you ever wondered how to act or to react to something: Love is the answer.

Act lovingly, act kindly. Be good. Treat yourself and treat others with love. It's a challenge. But it will help everyone. You will smile and know: You did good. The others will smile then, too. Be nice to people. Try it at least.
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I love you all.
I thank you, Michael.
I love you, Michael.
You have my heart.

~H. in Germany

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MLP is Today, May 25 - The planets are linin' up!

Please help spread the word today! Twitter & Facebook share links are at the bottom of this post. Thanks so much :)

Today is May 25th, and we're sending out a MAJOR LOVE! At the same time all across the planet we will unite our hearts and energies to visualize a better world, one healed with the power of love. Please join us all to make a change, starting within, with love. Thank you!

Major Love Prayer happens every month on the 25th at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 10pm London time / 23:00 CET. For more times, see the Worldwide Time Chart. Instructions/how-to-guides are also available in 19 languages.

* Please say a prayer for the victims of the tornado outbreak across the midwest U.S. this week. 3-year-old Ryan Hamil is missing in Piedmont, OK after a tornado hit his house, just miles from one of our MLP-family's home. We pray that everyone is found safe and healthy. Another prayer request from our MLP-fam is for J.'s father, who's in intensive care. May angels be at everyone's side.


Thank you to Brenda in the Call for Love group on Facebook for the following lovely words of truth: Today is May 25, and the day for the worldwide Major Love Prayer at 2:00PM Pacific Time. It is a good day to remember that You're Just Another Part of Me. This is the basis of compassion. If we remember that we are not separate, that we each can not move forward without bringing all of our sisters and brothers along with us, compassion becomes a natural way of being. Michael knew this and shared this message with us in this song and so many others. Let's honor him by showing him that we understand.

"We're sendin' out a major love, And this is our message to you, The planets are linin' up, We're bringin' brighter days, They're all in line, waitin' for you, Can't you see . . .? You're just another part of me . ." (~ lyrics by Michael Jackson)


And a shout-out to MJ Communities in Second Life, who will be joining us at 2pm SLT :)!

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On Wednesday, May 25th we're sending out a major love!

♥ ♥ ♥ One week from today we're sending out a major love! On May 25th at the same moment all across the globe (2pm PDT), we will unite our hearts and energies to visualize a better world, one healed with the power of love. Please join us all to make a change, starting within, with love. Thank you! ~L~O~V~E~ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Visualization instructions in 19 languages: How to: Guide to MLP

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